The 2009–10 Nebraska Cornhuskers women's basketball team represented the

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in the

2009–10 NCAA Division I women's basketball season The 2009–10 NCAA Division I women's basketball season began in November 2009 and ended with the 2010 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament's championship game on April 6, 2010 at the Alamodome in San Antonio. The tournament opened with ...

. The Cornhuskers, a member of the

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, were coached by

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, and completed the regular season unbeaten at 29–0. However, they lost in the semifinals of the

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. Their season ended in the semifinals of the Kansas City Regional of the NCAA tournament, where they lost 76–67 to

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Offseason

* The Huskers will welcome three incoming freshmen to the program. The rookies will be led by 2009 Washington High School Player-of-the-Year Lindsey Moore. The 5-9 point guard from Kentwood High School in Covington, Washington. She earned third-team All-America honors from Parade Magazine after leading the Conquerors to the Class 4A state title and a final No. 2 national ranking in the USA Today Super 25 poll. California forward Meghin Williams and Minnesota forward Katya Leick are the other freshmen. * May 7: Nebraska incoming freshman Lindsey Moore will be one of the nation's top 19-and-under players invited to the USA Basketball Women's U19 National Team Trials next week. *Senior

Kelsey Griffin Kelsey Michelle Griffin (born July 2, 1987) is an American-Australian professional women's basketball player. She was drafted 3rd overall in the 2010 WNBA Draft. Griffin played college basketball with the Nebraska Cornhuskers. Griffin was named ...

was chosen as a preseason All-Big 12 selection by the league coaches for the third consecutive season. *Nebraska was picked to finish sixth in the powerful Big 12 Conference in voting by the league's coaches announced on Thursday, Oct. 15, by the conference office in Irving, Texas. *Nebraska's Kelsey Griffin was officially named one of 30 candidates for the prestigious Lowe's Senior CLASS award on Wednesday, Nov. 4, honoring women's basketball players across the nation who excel both on and off the court.

Roster

Schedule

Preseason exhibitions

Regular season

Postseason

Player stats

Awards and honors

Players

* Big 12 Player of the Year —

* Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year — Yvonne Turner (with

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of Baylor) * First-team All-Big 12 — Griffin (unanimous selection), Cory Montgomery, and Turner *

Lowe's Senior CLASS Award The Senior CLASS Award is awarded to the most outstanding senior student-athlete in 10 NCAA Division I sports. An acronym for "Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School," the Senior CLASS Award focuses on the total student-athlete ...

— Kelsey Griffin

Coach

All of the following were awarded to head coach

: *

Naismith College Coach of the Year Naismith College Coach of the Year Award is an award given by the Atlanta Tipoff Club to one men's and one women's NCAA Division I collegiate coach each season since 1987. The award was originally given to the two winning coaches of the NCAA Divis ...

* Big 12 Coach of the Year * WBCA National Coach of the Year *

Kay Yow National Coach of the Year Award The Kay Yow National Coach of the Year Award is an award given annually to the women's college basketball head coach in NCAA Division I competition who displays great character both on and off the court. The award was established in 2010 and is n ...

Rankings

Team players drafted into the WNBA

References

External links

Official Site
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