Huskers Best Wildcats, 80-50

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Dec. 10, 2005

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EVANSTON, Ill. -- Sophomore Nadia Bibbs (Chicago, Ill./Hillcrest/Boston College) scored a career-and team-high 15 points but it was not enough as Nebraska defeated Northwestern, 80-50, on Saturday at Welsh-Ryan Arena.

"I'm disappointed in the way our last two home games have gone," head coach Beth Combs said. "We're going to be okay, we just need to take a step back."

Nebraska opened the game on an 11-0 run, but an eight-point spurt -- aided by five points from Kristin Cartwright (Lake Forest, Ill./Lake Forest) -- closed the gap to three at the 12-minute mark. The Huskers kept Northwestern at bay the rest of the first half to hold a 30-22 lead at the break.

Cartwright stepped up for the Wildcats in the opening stanza, recording three assists and seven points on 3-of-5 shooting.

"Kristin is going to be a great player," said Combs said, "She has the potential to take us where we need to go down the road."

The Huskers started the second half on a 13-4 run and never looked back, shooting nearly 42 percent from the field.

Ifeoma Okonkwo (Spring, Texas/Klein Oak) pulled down a team-high seven rebounds, while Cartwright led the team in assists with five on the afternoon.

The Wildcats are next in action at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 14 against Western Michigan in Kalamazoo, Mich.

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Nadia Bibbs

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