Nebraska women’s basketball dominate Michigan in 62-43 victory

The Huskers’ women’s basketball team returned home following a tough loss to Minnesota. Nebraska fell short of a comeback against the Golden Gophers and looked to correct the ship in its Wednesday night game against Michigan. The Huskers did just that, dominating the Wolverines en route to a 62-43 win.

Nebraska took control of the game from tipoff, wrapping up the first quarter up 17-8. The lead continued to grow throughout the game, ending with the 62-43 victory. Natalie Potts and Darian White led the way for the Huskers in scoring with both dropping 13 points on the night.

Potts’ put together another solid night in her freshman season, going four-of-six in total shooting, five-of-five in free throw shooting and hauling in 10 rebounds.

Kendall Moriarty joined in on the fun for Nebraska, scoring a career-high 11 points after going four-of-seven in total shooting. Alexis Markowski rounded out the team’s double-digit scorers, dropping 10 points.

The Huskers move to 13-5 on the season and 5-2 in conference play. The team will travel to Penn State for its next game on Sunday afternoon. Tipoff is set for noon and can be viewed on B1G+.

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