Double-Double Debut: Nebraska's depth shines in season opener

The 2024-25 season looks promising for Nebraska women’s basketball — currently ranked No. 23 to start the year — especially with a roster full of potential.

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Monday marked the official start of the college basketball season, and both the women’s and men’s teams tipped off at Pinnacle Bank Arena. For the women, it was an 88-48 victory over Omaha. For the men, it was an 87-67 win over Texas Rio Grande Valley.

For today, we’re going to spend some time specifically looking at coach Amy Williams and her squad. The 2024-25 season looks promising for Nebraska women’s basketball — currently ranked No. 23 to start the year — especially with a roster full of potential, bolstered by both veteran experience and fresh talent. Monday was only one game, of course, but it highlighted what we know about Nebraska’s preseason scrimmages: the Huskers have the depth to move players in and out of the lineup as needed.

“We feel like we got to look at multiple lineups in these first two kind of scrimmage opportunities,” Williams said last Thursday as she previewed the season. “And we've been able to see there's probably multiple people that could make a case for being in our starting lineup. I'm just grateful that we have a team that has players that just want to help this team win in whatever role or capacity that is.

“We know and understand that iron sharpens iron and that competition is a really good thing. We're excited to be able to have that depth because we know that it's going to make us better.”