No. 25 Nebraska Crushes Kansas 105-73 Led by Prince's 35 Points

Britt Prince scored a career-high 35 points and Natalie Potts added 19 on Saturday afternoon, carrying No. 25 Nebraska to a 105-73 victory over Kansas at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, as reported by the University of Nebraska – Official Athletics Website.

The win marked Nebraska’s fourth straight victory to open the season and handed the previously unbeaten Jayhawks their worst loss in the longest series in Husker women’s basketball history. Prince shot 12-of-18 from the field and went 9-for-9 at the free throw line.

Prince took control in the third quarter, scoring 15 points in the first six and a half minutes to stretch a 14-point halftime lead into a 73-45 rout. The 5-11 point guard from Omaha dominated her matchup with fellow Lieberman Award candidate S’Mya Nichols, who finished with 12 points and six assists for Kansas.

Postgame Press Conference — Sanford Sports

Nebraska’s 105 points were the most ever scored by a team in the 87-game history of the series, surpassing the previous high watermark. Potts, a 6-2 senior forward from O’Fallon, Missouri, led the Big Red with 14 points in the first half before finishing with 19 points and a game-high eight rebounds.

Kansas All-America Jaliya Davis scored 15 points in the opening half, including 13 in the first quarter, but was held to a pair of three-point plays in the second half. Davis finished 8-for-8 from the floor but managed just two rebounds as the Huskers outworked KU on the glass 32-22.

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Nebraska used an 18-2 surge across the end of the first quarter and the start of the second to build a 38-20 advantage. The Jayhawks fell to 3-1 on the season and never drew closer than 14 points after the break.

The Huskers shot 54.2 percent from the field, hitting 39 of 72 shots, including 12-of-29 from beyond the arc. Kansas answered with 57.4 percent shooting on 27-of-47 attempts, but committed 24 turnovers compared to Nebraska’s 12.

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Logan Nissley contributed nine points on three-pointers in her second game back from injury, while Kennadi Williams added eight points on a perfect 3-for-3 shooting night. South Dakota native Ashlyn Koupal and Maddi Stewart each chipped in six points for the Big Red.

Nebraska returns home to play host to Mount St. Mary’s on Tuesday, Nov. 17, at Pinnacle Bank Arena, with tip-off scheduled for 7 p.m. (CT).