Nebraska shot a blistering 76 percent in the second half, pulling away from Peru State, 97-58, in an exhibition game Wednesday night at Pinnacle Bank Arena. 

Nebraska used second-half runs of 16-2, 14-1 and 19-3 take control in the second half after leading by only eight at the break. NU was 22-of-29 from the floor in the final 20 minutes, including 7-of-9 from 3-point range. 

Grad transfer Alonzo Verge Jr. led four Huskers in double figures with 20 points, eight assists and three steals and had eight of his points in the 16-2 spurt after Peru State pulled to within 39-33. Derrick Walker Jr. and Keon Edwards added 12 while Eduardo Andre had 10 points and six boards in the second half.

In all, the Huskers shot 62.1 percent from the field and had 25 assists to only nine turnovers, while holding Peru State to 35 percent shooting, including 27 percent in the second half. 

Peru State made one last run, cutting NU's lead from 20 to 11 and trailed 64-50 following a 3-pointer from Tonje Durham with 11:20 left, but could get no closer as Nebraska went on a 9-0 run over the next three minutes to put the game out of reach. 

The Huskers shot 48 percent in the first half and got strong performances from Walker and Verge in taking a 39-31 halftime lead. Walker had 12 points, as he hit his first five shots, while Verge came of the bench and tallied seven assists and six points for the Big Red in the opening half. 

Leading 16-14, the Huskers used a 9-2 run to stretch their lead to 25-16 after a 3-pointer from Keon Edwards. The Bobcats, who went 7-of-14 from the 3-point arc in the first half, stayed within striking range and trailed 31-27 after Jibril Harris' fourth 3-pointer of the half.  The Huskers responded with an 7-2 run and built a 38-29 lead after Lat Mayen's 3-pointer with 1:17 left in the half. 

The Huskers will have their second exhibition game this Sunday, Oct. 31, as they host the Colorado Buffaloes. Tipoff is set for 11 a.m. and tickets are available by visiting Huskers.com/Tickets or calling the Nebraska Athletic Ticket Office at 800-8-BIGRED during business hours. 

Baete Bags Big Ten Weekly Honor

Lincoln - Nebraska's Kirsten Baete captured the Big Ten Women's Golfer of the Week award when the conference announced its weekly honors on Wednesday, Oct. 27.

Baete, a senior from Beatrice, Neb., fired a career-best 206 (-10) on her way to the individual title at the White Sands Intercollegiate at Paradise Island in the Bahamas (Oct. 22-24). Baete led the tournament from start-to-finish after firing back-to-back rounds of 67 (-5) on Friday and Saturday before closing with an even-par 72 on Sunday, on the 6,415-yard layout of the Ocean Club.

Baete's performance allowed her to claim her first career collegiate title, while powering Nebraska to a runner-up team finish in a field that included 2021 NCAA Regional participants, Campbell, Mercer and the hosts from Miami.

She closed the season as the only Nebraska golfer to compete in all 15 of the team's competitive rounds in the lineup, while her 73.47 stroke average represented a nearly three-stroke-per-round improvement over the spring of 2021, when she helped Nebraska to a Big Ten runner-up finish and a trip to the NCAA Columbus Regional.

Baete is the fourth Husker this fall to be named the Big Ten Women's Golfer of the Week, joining Lindsey Thiele and Nicole Hansen (Sept. 22) and Michaela Vavrova (Oct. 6).

2021-22 Big Ten Women's Golfers of the Week
Sept. 8: Mathilde Delavallade, Jr., Penn State
Sept. 15: Mikaela Schulz, Jr., Michigan
Sept. 22: Nicole Hansen, Jr., Nebraska
                Lindsey Thiele, So., Nebraska
Sept. 30: Geraldine Wong, Gr., Minnesota
Oct. 6: Michaela Vavrova, So., Nebraska
            Áine Donegan, Fr. Indiana
Oct. 13: Paula Miranda, Fr., Iowa
Oct. 20: Hailey Borja, Jr, Michigan
              Alexis Phadungmartvorakul, Gr., Ohio State
Oct. 27: Kirsten Baete, Nebraska

Troyer, Padron Earn Big Ten Honors

Nebraska senior Sara Troyer was named Big Ten Diver of the Week, while Beatriz Padron earned honors as Big Ten Freshman of the Week, when the conference announced its weekly awards on Wednesday, Oct. 27.

Troyer (Goshen, Ind.) captured the individual title in the three-meter dive competition with a winning score of 337.73 to help Nebraska to a 193-59 win over Iowa in the Huskers' first Big Ten dual of the season on Oct. 23. She added a third-place finish on the one-meter board against the Hawkeyes.

Padron (Belen, Costa Rica) made her Big Ten Conference debut with an individual victory in the 200 freestyle and a runner-up finish in the 100 butterfly. She capped off the meet by helping the Big Red to victory in the 400-yard freestyle relay.

The Huskers, 2-0, continue Big Ten dual action by traveling to Minnesota on Friday, Oct. 29, before stepping out of conference competition to face Iowa State in Ames on Saturday, Oct. 30.