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Nebraska Cornhuskers 
University University of Nebraska Conference Big Ten Location Lincoln, NE Head coach Connie Yori (8th year) Arena Bob Devaney Sports Center
(Capacity: 13,595)Nickname Cornhuskers Colors Scarlet and Cream Uniforms 
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AwayNCAA/AIAW Tournament Sweet Sixteen 2010 NCAA/AIAW Tournament second round 1993, 1998, 2008, 2010 NCAA/AIAW Tournament appearances 1988, 1993, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2007, 2008, 2010 Conference regular season champions 1988, 2010 The Nebraska Cornhuskers represent the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in women's college basketball.
History
Women’s basketball started as a club sport in 1970 and five years later it became a varsity sport when scholarships were offered. George Nicodemus was the first head coach and had a 22-9 record in his first season, taking the Huskers to the AIAW where they lost in the second round of the tournament. Five different head coaches would be hired after Nicodemus left the program in 1971 until 1986 when Angela Beck took a stable head coach position. Beck led the Huskers to their first NCAA bid after winning the Big 8 championship in 1988. She led the Huskers back to the NCAA in 93 and 96. She left the program in 1996 to pursue other opportunities and was replaced by Paul Sanderford. Sanderford led the Huskers to a NCAA sub-regional in 1998 and 1999 and received a third consecutive NCAA bid in 2000. Connie Yori became the head coach in 2002 and has led the Huskers to WNIT in 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009 and NCAA in 2007, 2008, and 2010.
As part of the 2010 NCAA conference realignment, the women's basketball team will begin competing in the Big Ten Conference starting with the 2011-12 season.
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Athletics Football · Baseball · Men's basketball · Women's basketball · Volleyball · Soccer · Men's gymnastics · Women's gymnastics · Rifle · Memorial Stadium · Bob Devaney Sports Center · Haymarket Park · Nebraska Coliseum · Herbie Husker · Lil' RedCampus City Campus · East Campus · Innovation Campus · Behlen Observatory · Great Plains Art Museum · Howell Theatre · International Quilt Study Center · Lied Center for Performing Arts · Don L. Love Memorial Library · Maxwell Arboretum · Midwest Roadside Safety Facility · Jeffrey S. Raikes School · Ross Media Arts Center · University of Nebraska Press · Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery · University of Nebraska State MuseumStudent life Nebraska Cornhuskers women's basketball head coaches Jan Callahan (1974–1975) • George Nicodemus (1975–1977) • Marcia Walker (1977–1978) • Lorrie Gallagher (1978–1980) • Colleen Matsuhara (1980–1983) • Kelly Hill (1983–1986) • Angela Beck (1986–1997) • Paul Sanderford (1997–2002) • Connie Yori (2002– )
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