Kim Barnes Arico, the head coach of the No. 14 Michigan Wolverines, can primarily thank Leigha Brown’s near-triple-double on 8-of-12 shooting for helping her reach her 500th career win, but Maddie Nolan and Emily Kiser’s combined seven threes, including three during a fourth-quarter pull-away effort, were key as well.
Brown finished with 20 points, eight rebounds and seven assists in the 76-59 triumph over the Nebraska Cornhuskers (RV, 10 points) Wednesday night at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, Nebraska. Kiser, the team’s leading scorer on the season at 18.4 points per game, was 3-of-5 from downtown and had 18 points, seven boards and three helpers, while Nolan (4-of-6 from distance) notched 16 points, three assists and two steals.
Nebraska impressively defeated now-No. 16 Maryland by 23 on Dec. 4 and was coming off a triple-overtime win over now-No. 22 Kansas. So this was a quality win for the Wolverines, who were coming off a big-time victory over then-No. 6 and now-No. 13 UNC.
A Kiser three 3:31 into the final frame that made it 58-44 gave Michigan its first noticeable difference in amount of breathing room in some time. Nolan followed with a triple from the right corner that made it 61-44. On the ensuing Nebraska possession, a Nolan deflection led to a Greta…
