Nebraska women’s basketball continued its start to the 2026-2027 season at home against Western Illinois on Saturday afternoon. The Huskers delivered another swift victory, dominating the Leathernecks 98-35.

Nebraska set the tone early, going up 14-4 in just over three minutes before ending the first quarter with a 28-9 lead. The Huskers continued their commanding game from there, scoring over 20 points in each of the next three quarters. Nebraska also held Western Illinois to under 10 points in each of the first three quarters.

The Huskers shot 38-of-70 on the afternoon, hit 8-of-19 from three-point range and finished 14-of-16 at the free-throw line. The team also hauled in 38 rebounds and snatched 18 steals. Nebraska scored 38 points off turnovers. The Leathernecks finished 14-of-44, 2-of-15 and 5-of-7, respectively and got 24 rebounds.

Britt Prince, Amiah Hargrove and Ashlyn Koupal headed the Huskers’ offense. Prince scored a game-high 19 points after going 7-of-13 on the floor, 1-of-3 from beyond the arc and 4-of-4 from the line. Hargrove hit 6-of-11, 3-of-5 and 2-of-2, respectively, and picked up a game-high eight rebounds. Koupal finished 6-of-11, 2-of-5 and 2-of-2, and snatched three steals.

Allison Weidner and Emily Fisher both rallied 10 points in Nebraska’s win. Weidner shot 5-of-8 from the floor and posted game highs in steals and assists with four each. Fisher hit a perfect 4-of-4 in total, which included one shot from three-point range, and landed one free throw.

The Huskers concluded their home stretch to start the season on Tuesday night against North Carolina A&T. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. CT on B1G+.