Hot-Shooting Huskers Knock Off Wildcats

Hannah Whitish scored 16 points and hit 4-of-5 threes to lead Nebraska to victory at Northwestern.Evanston, Ill. - Hannah Whitish and Taylor Kissinger each buried four three-pointers to shoot Nebraska to its sixth consecutive women's basketball road victory with a 69-59 win over Northwestern at Evanston Township High School on Sunday afternoon.

Whitish led the Huskers with a game-high 16 points including 4-of-5 three-pointers, while adding seven assists, as Nebraska improved to 2-1 in the Big Ten and 11-5 overall. Northwestern slipped to 1-3 in the conference and 8-10 on the season.

Kissinger, a freshman guard from Minden, Neb., added 14 points on 4-of-10 three-point shooting off the bench.…