Mama…there goes that girl again.
The amazing Kelsey Griffin had another outstanding game last night as she paced the Cornhuskers with 26 points and 10 rebounds to lead the #9 and #11 ranked (yep, you’re reading that right) Nebraska Cornhuskers to a 91-79 victory over Texas. Texas, no slouch at #19 and #22 were neck and neck with the Cornhuskers throughout the first half but Nebraska went on a 13-2 run to start the 2nd half and never looked back.
Griffin earned some high praise from Vermont head coach Sharon Dawley about Griffin. “She’s one of the best players I’ve ever seen,” ”Maya Moore‘s probably the only person better we’ve seen live.” (I encourage all of you who don’t know Maya Moore is to click that link to see her accomplishments and what kind of company Coach Dawley is putting Griffin is)
Apparently, Husker Nation is taking notice to. Just over seven thousand people set foot in the Bob Devaney Sports Center to watch Nebraska. That’s an amazing turnout for the girls and if they keep winning, you can only expect that number to rise on a weekly basis.
Nebraska’s next game proves to be again another challenge, maybe the biggest one of the season. The Huskers go on the road to #9 Baylor on Sunday. It will be a tall task for the Husker women but if they come out of this one as victors...there’s no telling where this team is going to stop.
Folks, I really encourage you to head over to the Devaney and support the women. Seven thousand is an awesome number but this team is playing out of this world basketball right now and we have a once in a lifetime player on our hands in Griffin. Nebraska’s next home game will be January 23rd against Kansas State, and you can find the rest of Nebraska’s schedule here. There are going to be a couple TV appearances down the stretch if you can’t make it to the Bob. I also encourage you to listen to Matt Coatney on the Husker Sports Network. Matt is a good friend and the best announcer in the Husker Sports Network stable, IMO. In Lincoln you can hear the games on Froggy 98 and 93.3 in Omaha.
Edit: I should also throw in a plug for the mens basketball team tonight as they take on #3 Kansas at home tonight. Its an 8pm tip time and the game will be televised on ESPN2. It will be a packed house at the BDSC tonight as is every Kansas game, but there are still some tickets left. This will be a tough one for the men who will have to play the perfect game to beat Kansas. If they can keep it within the 14 point margin of victory the women beat Texas with...that should be a victory in itself.
The Comments
biancalana says I like Matt too, but.... January 15, 2010 at 3:53pm
Griesch is hard to listen to with the absolute non-stop complaining about the officiating...just analyze the action on the court and don’t worry about a traveling call being missed in a 20 point game....