Nebraska is set to host Husker fans for Saturday's Red-White Spring Game presented by FNBO.  Approximately 32,500 tickets have been sold for the spring game with mobile tickets remaining on-sale through Saturday's 1 p.m. kickoff. 
Below is additional information for fans attending Saturday's spring game.
 
Tickets & Gate Information

• Any tickets remaining on game day will also be sold at Gate 10 ticket windows, Gate 21 and the main Athletic Ticket Office in the parking garage. The Ticket Office will open Saturday at 9 a.m. for ticket sales and other customer service issues.
• Tickets for Saturday's game are $10 for the main stadium and $20 for club seats. Prices will increase to $15 and $25, respectively, on Saturday.
• Fans are reminded to access their mobile tickets to the game prior to reaching the stadium gates. In order to make the process of entering Memorial Stadium as efficient as possible fans are encouraged to access their ticket account and save their digital tickets to their Apple Wallet or Google Pay apps prior to arrival.
• There will be individuals outside of Memorial Stadium to provide technical support for those needing assistance with mobile tickets. These individuals will be wearing easily identifiable vests.
• All fans are asked to remain in their assigned seating location in order to maintain the approved seating and health protocols.
• Gates at Memorial Stadium will open two hours prior to kickoff at 11 a.m. All stadium gates will be open with the exception of Gates 1, 3, 6, 8, 11 and 17. Gate 15 will be reserved for ADA patrons specifically ticketed for that gate.
• The apron areas behind the benches on both the East and West sides of Memorial Stadium will not be available to the public.  Fans must enter and exit their section through the corresponding vomitory off the main concourse level. With the field level not being accessible, it is important that fans enter the gate printed on their ticket.
• The spring game will have a no re-entry policy for this one event. If a patron has their ticket scanned in upon entry to Memorial Stadium, they will not be able to exit and re-enter.

Parking & Transportation Information

• There will be several cashiered UNL parking lots surrounding Memorial Stadium that will be available to the public. Parking cost will be $10 per vehicle.
• All UNL parking lots and garages will open at 9 a.m. on Saturday.
• All UNL surface parking lots will be filled at 75 percent capacity with parking garages at 100 percent capacity.
• Larger UNL cashiered parking lots in close proximity to Memorial Stadium include parking garages at 14^th & Avery, 17^th & R and 19^th and Vine, and numerous surface lots including Lot 5 (NE of Memorial Stadium), a surface lot at 14^th and Salt Valley Roadway and surface lots on W Street between 14^th and 16^th streets.
• The primary ADA parking location will be the 14^th & Avery Parking Garage (Lot 9). Limited golf cart shuttle services will be available from that location.
• Please visit Huskers.com/gameday for parking lot directions. The StarTran "Big Red Express" will not be operating for the spring game. Rideshare services will have a dedicated pick-up and drop-off location at the east side of Memorial Stadium at the corner of 14^th and Vine streets.
• Nebraska softball (3 p.m.) and baseball (4 p.m.) will both host home games on Saturday afternoon. Baseball and softball ticket holders may park at Haymarket Park (Lots 19, 20 and 21) free of charge by showing their baseball or softball ticket. Haymarket Park lots will open at 8:00 a.m.
• Reserved, pre-paid parking is available for the spring game at City of Lincoln garages designated with "Park & Go" signs.  Park & Go cashiers also sell $10 hangtags that permit all-day parking in downtown metered spaces.  Visit parkandgo.org to find locations and rates and to reserve parking.  Downtown parking meters are enforced Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• The INS parking lot located West of Memorial Stadium on 8^th Street will open at 7 a.m. and cost $25 for patrons.

Memorial Stadium Health Protocols, Stadium Policies & Amenities

• A face covering or mask covering the nose and mouth must be worn by everyone in attendance at the Red-White Spring Game. Fans should not remove their mask aside from eating or drinking.
• Regular-season Memorial Stadium policies will be in place for fans attending the Red-White Spring Game, including Nebraska's Clear Bag policy. Fans are also reminded that open umbrellas are not allowed inside Memorial Stadium.
• There will be no public access to the North Stadium lobby on Saturday.
• Concession stands will be open at Memorial Stadium with normal food and beverage options.

Rosters & Media Coverage

• Rosters for the spring game will be available on-line at Huskers.com later this week and available to download on the official Huskers mobile app. Rosters will not be sold at Memorial Stadium for the Red-White game.
• The Learfield IMG College Husker Sports Network will provide radio coverage of the Red-White game statewide and around the world through Huskers.com, and the official Huskers App. Husker Sports Network coverage begins at 11 a.m. on Saturday. Greg Sharpe, Matt Davison, Jeremiah Sirles and Ben McLaughlin will call the game action for the Husker Sports Network.
• The game can be seen live on BTN beginning at 1 p.m. Kevin Kugler, Kenny Bell and Damon Benning will be on the call for BTN.

Huskers Earn NCAA Regional Bid

Lincoln - The Nebraska women's golf team captured its first NCAA Regional bid since 2008, as the Huskers earned the No. 13 seed in the Columbus Regional announced on Wednesday live on GOLF Channel's College Central coverage.

The Huskers, who punched their ticket to regionals by tying for second at the Big Ten Championship over the weekend at TPC River's Bend in Maineville, Ohio, claimed their 12th all-time NCAA Regional appearance dating back to an NCAA West Regional bid in 1994. Nebraska will compete in three rounds at the NCAA Columbus Regional with single rounds each day beginning on Monday, May 10. 

"I am excited about what our team has been able to accomplish so far, and we are thrilled about our selection into the NCAA Regional in Columbus," Nebraska Coach Lisa Johnson said. "Our golfers are familiar with the Scarlet Course at Ohio State, and we will go back to Ohio with a lot of confidence after our performance at the Big Ten Championship in TPC River's Bend last week."

Kate Smith, the 2021 Big Ten Conference individual champion, represented Nebraska as an individual at the 2017 NCAA Central Regional on the Scarlet Course in Columbus and is looking forward to another trip to Ohio. 

"Wow, bookend trips for me. I went to regionals at the Scarlet Course my freshman year and am super-excited to go back with our whole team," Smith said. "I am so proud of our whole team and the work we have put in, and really the belief in ourselves that we have gained over the past few months. It is definitely an exciting time to be part of Husker women's golf right now, and we are going to try to keep it rolling at regionals."

The Huskers gathered as a team outside at Firethorn Golf Club to celebrate their selection and their season as a whole at a year-end team luncheon on Wednesday afternoon. Nebraska was one of seven Big Ten Conference teams to earn a trip to the 72-team NCAA Tournament, joining Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State, Northwestern, Illinois and Purdue in the field.

NCAA Columbus Regional

The Columbus regional will be played at The Ohio State University Golf Club – Scarlet Course in Columbus, Ohio and will be hosted by Ohio State. Conference automatic qualifiers are indicated in parenthesis next to the institution.

Teams:
1. Duke (Atlantic Coast Conference)
2. Arizona State
3. Virginia
4. Kent State (Mid-American Conference)
5. Georgia
6. Vanderbilt
7. Michigan
8. Clemson
9. Oklahoma
10. Kentucky
11. Illinois
12. New Mexico (Mountain West Conference)
13. Nebraska
14. Washington
15. Coastal Carolina (Sun Belt Conference)
16. Campbell (Big South Conference)
17. Evansville (Missouri Valley Conference)
18. Youngstown State (Horizon League)

Individuals:
1. Leah Onosato – Old Dominion
2. Monika Hartl – NC State
3. Nicole Adam – North Carolina
4. Samantha Vodry – High Point
5. Rory Weinfurther – Richmond (Patriot League)
6. Maria Loza – Hartford (Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference)

Smith Earns All-Big Ten Honors

Big Ten Champion Kate Smith added another award to her historic senior season when she was named first-team All-Big Ten by the conference coaches on Wednesday, April 28.

The recognition for Smith followed her winning performance at the 2021 Big Ten Championship at TPC River's Bend in Maineville, Ohio (April 23-25). Smith tied the school record with a final-round 64 (-8) to storm to a three-stroke win over Northwestern's Irene Kim, who was named the Big Ten Golfer of the Year. Smith finished with a three-round score of 207 (-9) to give Nebraska just its third conference individual champion in school history, joining Sarah Sasse (2003, Big 12) and Rachelle Tacha (1996, Big Eight).

Smith, who became Nebraska's first-ever Mary Fossum Award winner for carrying the best stroke average relative to par in the Big Ten Conference in 2019-20, earned her second straight first-team All-Big Ten honor. She becomes just the third Husker women's golfer in history to win multiple all-conference honors, joining three-time All-Big 12 selection Sasse (2000, 2001, 2003) and Rachelle Tacha (1996, 1997).

Smith leads the Huskers with a 72.44 stroke average this season, just off her own school-record pace of 72.18 a year ago. Her 73.30 career stroke average through 122 rounds is also a school record. She owns 30 career top-25 tournament finishes as a Husker, including all six of Nebraska's tournaments this season. She carries 21 career top-10 performances, including five in the spring of 2021.

In addition to Smith's All-Big Ten award, Megan Whittaker was named Nebraska's Big Ten Sportsmanship Award winner for 2020-21. The junior from Elkhorn, Neb., notched a top-20 finish at the Big Ten Championship by tying for 18th with a career-best three-round total of 219. Whittaker is a two-time WGCA Scholastic All-American and is a two-time member of the Tom Osborne Citizenship Team. She also earned Big Ten Distinguished Scholar and Academic All-Big Ten selections in 2020. Her mother, Kim (Lefler) Whittaker, lettered as a golfer for Nebraska from 1991 to 1994, and was a senior on Nebraska's first NCAA Regional team in 1994.

2021 Big Ten Women's Golf Individual Awards
Golfer of the Year: Irene Kim, Northwestern
Freshman of the Year: Monet Chun, Michigan
Coach of the Year: Diana Cantu, Maryland
 
First-Team All-Big Ten
Virunpat Olankitkunchai, Maryland
Laura Van Respaille, Maryland
Monet Chun, Michigan
Ashley Lau, Michigan
Valery Plata, Michigan State
Kate Smith, Nebraska
Irene Kim, Northwestern
Aneka Seumanutafa, Ohio State
 
Second-Team All-Big Ten
Tristyn Nowlin, Illinois
Crystal Wang, Illinois
Xiaolin Tian, Maryland
Hailey Borja, Michigan
Paz Marfa Sans, Michigan State
Yurika Tanida, Michigan State
Kelly Sim, Northwestern
Thitapa Pakdeesettakul, Purdue
 
Big Ten Sportsmanship Awards
Tristyn Nowlin, Illinois
Angela Aung, Indiana
Morgan Goldstein, Iowa
Laura Van Respaille, Maryland
Ashley Lau, Michigan
Paz Marfa Sans, Michigan State
Grace Curran, Minnesota
Megan Whittaker, Nebraska
Brooke Riley, Northwestern
Kristin Jamieson, Ohio State
Megan McLean, Penn State
Kan Bunnabodee, Purdue
Maeve Rossi, Rutgers
Bobbi Stricker, Wisconsin

NU Hosts Maryland in Final Home Series

The Nebraska softball team hosts its final home games of the season this weekend when the Huskers welcome the Maryland Terrapins to Bowlin Stadium for a four-game series. The teams will open the series with a Friday doubleheader at 3 p.m. followed by a single game at 3 p.m. on Saturday. The series finale is set for 11 a.m. on Sunday.

Following Sunday's game, Nebraska will honor its senior class with an on-field ceremony for Tristen Edwards, Samantha Owen, Ally Riley, Rylie Unzicker and Sarah Yocom. The Huskers' two additional seniors - Olivia Ferrell and Cam Ybarra - intend return for a sixth season next year, utilizing the extra year the NCAA granted after the 2020 season was canceled.

The 2021 senior class has combined to play in nearly 600 games at Nebraska. A two-time All-Big Ten selection, Edwards has started 208 games in her career and ranks in the top five all-time at Nebraska in doubles, home runs, extra-base hits, slugging percentage and on-base percentage. Owen has started 63 games in her three seasons as a Husker, batting .256 with 13 doubles, six home runs and 33 RBIs. Riley, who went 2-for-3 with a double and a home run in Nebraska's last game, is a .260 career hitter in her 54 starts in a Big Red uniform. Unzicker, who brings a five-game hitting streak into this weekend, has started 104 games in her Husker career and has produced 25 extra-base hits. Yocom has started multiple games at every infield position in her career. She has made 61 career starts and brings a streak of 26 consecutive starts at first base into this weekend's series.

Quick Hitters

• Friday's games will mark Nebraska's 11th doubleheader of the season. The Huskers have split six of their first 10 doubleheaders while sweeping both games twice and losing both games twice.
• Ten of Nebraska's 16 losses have been by either one or two runs. 
• NU owns a .970 fielding percentage, and the Huskers have posted a .970 mark or better only three times in school history.
• Nebraska's 3.28 team ERA is on pace to be its lowest since the 2014 season.
• The Huskers rank third in the Big Ten in scoring, averaging 4.7 runs per game.
• Billie Andrews leads all Big Ten freshmen in runs (24), RBIs (22) and steals (10).
• Tristen Edwards needs four extra-base hits to become the second Husker with 100 career extra-base hits.
• Tristen Edwards is either walked or hit by a pitch an average of 1.5 times per game, the highest average in the nation.
• Tristen Edwards enters this weekend with a streak of 198 consecutive starts.
• Rylie Unzicker has hit leadoff in 14 of the past 15 games and is hitting .313 in those 14 games with 13 runs scored.

Glatter Pacing Husker Offense the Past Two Weeks
Junior Peyton Glatter has been Nebraska's top hitter the past two weeks.

• Glatter is batting .333 (7-for-21) the last two weeks, the top average on the team. She also leads Nebraska with eight RBIs during that stretch and is tied for the team lead in hits, doubles (2) and home runs (1).
• Glatter has been especially productive in clutch situations. Over the past two weeks, she is batting .556 (5-for-9) with runners on base and .714 (5-for-7) with runners in scoring position. Glatter is also 5-for-9 with two outs over the last two series with five two-out RBIs.
• Entering this weekend's series Glatter has produced an RBI in four straight games.

Edwards Walking to First With Frequency
Tristen Edwards has been able to walk to first base 47 times this season as teams have elected to frequently pitch around the senior slugger. 

• With 47 combined walks and hit-by-pitches - in only 32 games - Edwards leads the nation with an average of 1.47 "free passes" per game this season.
• Edwards is one of only two players from a "Power Five" conference (ACC, Big 12, Big Ten, Pac-12, SEC) who reaches base at least 1.0 time per game due to walks and/or hit-by-pitches. The other is Arkansas' Hannah McEwen.
• Edwards has walked 32 times in 32 games this season, including eight intentional walks. She ranks third nationally in walks per game (1.0) and 15th nationally in total walks. Edwards is one of only three players nationally averaging 1.0 walk per game.
• Edwards is bidding to become just the fourth Big Ten player to average 1.0 walk per game over an entire season since Nebraska joined the conference in 2012. She would join Minnesota's Kendyl Lindaman (1.02 in 2017), Michigan's Sierra Romero (1.08 in 2014) and Ohio State's Alicia Herron (1.00 in 2012).
• Edwards has been hit by 15 pitches in 32 games. She ranks sixth nationally in hit-by-pitches per game (0.47) and 10th nationally in total hit-by-pitches.

Edwards On Track for Nebraska's Top On-Base Percentage
Senior outfielder Tristen Edwards is getting on base at a record-breaking clip this season, reaching base nearly 60 percent of the time she steps up to the plate. Edwards ranks seventh nationally with a .585 on-base percentage. She is on pace to shatter the current Nebraska season on-base percentage record  of .532.''

Kinney Earns First Win on Her Birthday
Freshman Kaylin Kinney earned her first career win as part of two outstanding relief efforts in last Saturday's doubleheader against Wisconsin. The win came on her birthday (April 24). In the doubleheader, Kinney allowed only two runs on just four hits in 7.2 innings with four strikeouts and just one walk. In game one, she picked up her first career victory with 5.2 innings of relief. Kinney then tossed 2.0 scoreless innings of relief in game two and did not allow a hit.

Scouting the Maryland Terrapins (14-18)
Maryland enters this weekend's series in 10th place in the Big Ten standings with a 14-18 record, although the Terrapins are only two games out of sixth. Maryland has won two of its last three Big Ten series, winning three of four games against Michigan State three weeks ago and going 3-1 at home against Penn State last weekend. 

Nebraska and Maryland have each played Illinois, Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State, Penn State, Purdue, Rutgers and Wisconsin this season. The Huskers posted a 14-12 record against that group, while Wisconsin went 12-13 against those eight opponents.

• Maryland is batting .242 as a team and averaging 3.0 runs per game. The Terrapins have been held to two or fewer runs in six of their last eight games, but four of those games came against a Michigan pitching staff which entered play this week leading the nation in ERA.
• A pair of Terrapins are hitting above .300 this season led by Taylor Okada. The junior is hitting a team-high .337 and leads Maryland with 32 hits.
• Freshman Jaeda McFarland has been one of the Big Ten's best freshmen this season. McFarland is batting .304 and she leads the team with 17 runs, four triples, 14 RBIs, eight stolen bases, a .480 slugging percentage and a .394 on-base percentage and is one of four Terps tied for the team lead with two home runs. McFarland's four triples are also tied for the Big Ten lead.
• JoJo McRae is batting .282 but only has 39 at bats on the season. Regan Kerr (.264) and Campbell Kline (.262) are the only other Terrapins hitting above .250. Kerr is also tied for the team lead with eight stolen bases, while Kline is tied for third in the Big Ten with three triples.
• Defensively, Maryland boasts a 3.23 team ERA, a .968 fielding percentage and is allowing 3.7 runs per game. The Terrapins have primarily used three pitchers this season.
• Trinity Schlotterbeck leads the team with 16 appearances, 13 starts and 72.1 innings pitched. She has compiled a 6-5 record with a 3.19 ERA and opponents are hitting only .238 against her.
• Courtney Wyche has appeared in 13 games with 10 starts, and her seven complete games lead the Terps. Wyche boasts a team-low 2.27 ERA in 61.2 innings, and she is 3-6 on the season.
• Jennifer Brann has also made 13 appearances with nine starts. She is 4-5 on the season with a 2.75 ERA and one save in 56.0 innings. Brann leads the team in strikeouts (38) despite ranking third in innings pitched. She also has the lowest opponent batting average (.237) of any Terrapin pitcher.
• Haley Ellefson (1-2, 7.70 ERA in 20.0 IP) rounds out the Maryland staff.
• Mark Montgomery is in his second season as the head coach at Maryland and his 21st season as a collegiate head coach. He owns a 26-29 record at Maryland after previously compiling a 72-31 record in two seasons at Georgetown (Ky.) from 2001 to 2002, a 216-226 records in eight seasons at Centenary from 2003 to 2010, a 42-63 record in two years at Northern Colorado in 2011 and 2012 and a 226-163 record in seven seasons at Louisiana Tech from 2013 to 2019. Montgomery boasts a 582-512 career record in 21 seasons.

Loontjer Earns B1G Field Athlete of the Week

ebraska track and field senior Tyler Loontjer was named the Big Ten Men's Field Athlete of the Week on Wednesday. 

Loontjer cleared 18-1 (5.51m) to win the Fighting Illini Big Ten Relays pole vault title last Saturday. Loontjer topped his previous personal best of 17-10 1/2 (5.45m), which he set at the first outdoor meet this season.

The Big Ten leader in the event improved on his No. 4 mark in NU outdoor history, and he cracked the top 10 in the NCAA this outdoor season at No. 9. Loontjer has won three pole vault titles in four meets this outdoor season.

This is Loontjer's first career weekly honor. He earns Nebraska's third Big Ten Men's Field Athlete of the Week honor in 2021. Burger Lambrechts Jr. and Papay Glaywulu have also won the award.