Nebraska Women’s Basketball Preview: Season Opener vs. San Jose State
The Nebraska women’s basketball team enters another season with postseason expectations, and the Cornhuskers will aim to leverage their veteran lineup into a deep tournament run. Coming off the program’s third consecutive NCAA Tournament and fifth in six seasons, head coach Amy Williams has another impressive roster on her hands on the eve of the 2026-2027 season.
Team Outlook and Key Players
All-conference point guard Britt Prince paces NU entering her junior campaign after leading the team in scoring last season with 17.9 PPG. She’ll find support in 2024 Big Ten Freshman of the Year Natalie Potts, who’s finally healthy after taking two missed seasons to fully recover from a season-ending leg injury suffered in the fifth game of her sophomore season in 2024-2025. Speaking of recovery, Allison Weidner is back for her sixth college season after three knee injuries, including the latest on Jan. 11, 2025 that knocked her out for the year.
Britt Prince and the Veteran Core
Junior Amiah Hargrove continues to grow every season in Lincoln and she’ll be expected to produce higher than her 12.7 points and 5.5 rebounds per game average from last year. McDonald’s high school All-American Ashlyn Koupal will make her Nebraska debut on Monday. The 6-foot-3 forward from Wagner, S.D., averaged 28 points and over 14 rebounds per game in her final high school season before joining the Huskers. Plus, 6-foot-3 Indiana transfer Edessa Noyan brings a physical presence as she impressed during the Wayne State exhibition when she finished with 20 points and nine rebounds.
San Jose State Scout
Set to face a San Jose State team coming off a season that saw them win only four games, Nebraska looks to start their new season on the right foot. The Spartans finished 4-28 overall and 2-18 in the Mountain West, tying for last in the conference. Head coach Jonas Chatterton is entering his second season after a 4-28 debut campaign, but he brings more than 24 years of Division I coaching experience, including stops at Oklahoma, Oregon State, Colorado, and BYU, where he was part of 13 NCAA Tournaments, two Final Fours, and four conference titles.
Coaching and Roster Changes
The only notable returner for San Jose State is guard Rylei Waugh, a redshirt junior who averaged nearly 10 points and over five rebounds per game before a season-ending injury just nine games into the 2025-2026 season. To rebuild the roster, Chatterton added a host of transfers, including forward Adlee Blacklock, who scored a team-high 29 points in the Spartans’ only exhibition win over Cal State East Bay. Other key additions are forward Maleyni Tolliver, forward Christina Sánchez Cerqueira, guard Erika Mace, guard Sydnie Rodriguez, and guard Kayla Lorenz. The Spartans lost leading scorer Maya Anderson to Ole Miss, graduated Amira Brown, and saw Allie Cummins transfer to UC San Diego.
Matchup Details and How to Watch
- Matchup: Nebraska (0-0, 0-0 B1G) vs. San Jose State (0-0, 0-0 MW)
- When: Monday, November 2
- Where: Pinnacle Bank Arena, Lincoln, NE
- Time: 12 p.m. CT
- Watch: Nebraska Public Media (NPM)
- Listen: Huskers Radio Network and Affiliates
- How to Sync Husker Radio with TV Broadcast
With the Mountain West coaches picking San Jose State last in the preseason poll, the Cornhuskers are favored to open the season with a decisive victory. Nebraska’s blend of veteran leadership and talented newcomers should prove too much for a Spartans squad still in the midst of a rebuild.
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