More 'agressive' Alberte Rimdal helping ease scoring burden on Nebraska's top duo
Nebraska womens basketball player Alexis Markowski has spent most of her college career as a focus of the opponents defense.
Britt Prince is experiencing more of that in the second half of her freshmen season, too.
So what the Huskers can get offensively from players outside of their top two scorers is extremely important.
Senior guard Alberte Rimdal has been trying to be that player more, and shes a great option because she can drive to the basket and is also one of the Huskers best shooters.
Two of Rimdals best scoring games have come in Nebraskas last two games.
In the Huskers 91-71 win against No.
17 Maryland on Thursday, she scored 15.
In the game prior to that, it was a season-high 20 in a loss against Iowa.
Ive just been focusing on being aggressive and attack-minded, Rimdal said.
Just looking at the basket, and I think its been working.
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Shes also made all 12 free-throw attempts.
Rimdal came to Nebraska this summer after playing three seasons at Florida.
She has the best shooting numbers of her career 48% from the field and 43% from beyond the arc.
She's only missed six free throws all season (34 for 40).
She loves to shoot so when she works on it doesnt feel like work.
I shoot a lot of shots every day, she said.
I love shooting.
Its just a mindset to get in before practice and get some shots up.
And after practice get shots up.
It helps when you think its fun.
While growing up in Denmark, hours each week were spent shooting.
My dad was my first coach and my big sister played so, so it was just competitive, and you wanted to be better, Rimdal said.
Coach Amy Williams is proud of how aggressive Rimdal has been.
Im just thrilled with the confidence that (Rimdal) is playing with right now, Williams said.
Nebraska will try to make it back-to-back impressive wins during Sundays 4 p.m.
game against Illinois in Champaign, Illinois.
Illinois (20-5, 10-4 Big Ten) enters the weekend as one of the Big Ten's hottest teams with a seven-game winning streak.
Illinois coach Shauna Green has already secured two 20-win seasons in her first three years as Illinois head coach.
Prior to Green taking over at Illinois the Illini had not had a 20-win season since 2008.
Projected starters Nebraska (17-8, 8-6 Big Ten) G Britt Prince; 5-11; Fr.; 13.1 G Callin Hake; 5-8; Jr.; 6.7 G Logan Nissley; 6-0; So.; 7.0 F Jessica Petrie; 6-2; So.; 6.0 C Alexis Markowski; 6-3; Sr.; 15.0 Illinois (20-5, 10-4) Player; Ht.; Yr.; PPG.
G Genesis Bryant; 5-6; Sr.; 15.0 G Jasmine Brown-Hagger; 5-9; So.; 9.0 G Adalia McKenzie; 5-10; Sr.; 13.0 F Kendall Bostic; 6-2; Sr.; 15.8 F Brynn Shoup-Hill; 6-3; Sr.; 5.3.
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