Nebraska Cornhuskers take on the Penn State Lady Lions, aim for 9th straight victory

Nebraska Cornhuskers (8-0) at Penn State Lady Lions (6-1)

University Park, Pennsylvania; Saturday, 1 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Nebraska seeks to extend its eight-game win streak with a victory over Penn State.

The Lady Lions are 4-0 on their home court. Penn State is 5-0 in games decided by at least 10 points.

The Cornhuskers play their first true road game after going 8-0 to start the season. Nebraska ranks ninth in college basketball with 20.5 assists per game led by Callin Hake averaging 4.6.

Penn State makes 51.9% of its shots from the field this season, which is 13.8 percentage points higher than Nebraska has allowed to its opponents (38.1%). Nebraska has shot at a 54.0% clip from the field this season, 13.2 percentage points greater than the 40.8% shooting opponents of Penn State have averaged.

The Lady Lions and Cornhuskers face off Saturday for the first time in Big Ten play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Gracie Merkle is scoring 23.0 points per game with 8.9 rebounds and 2.4 assists for the Lady Lions. Kiyomi McMiller is averaging 20.0 points and 6.1 rebounds while shooting 45.9%.

Britt Prince is averaging 21.4 points and 3.9 assists for the Cornhuskers. Jessica Petrie is averaging 12.3 points.

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