Lincoln, Neb. ? Thursday’s Kansas University women’s basketball practice session – a little more than 12 hours removed from a 59-54 loss in the Big 12 opener to No. 25 Oklahoma State – was a tad quiet.

A year ago, that might have concerned Bonnie Henrickson.

“I thought it was maybe a little quiet, but the energy was good,” said the fourth-year coach with a roster no longer filled with freshmen. “I thought they were good, and you’ve got to be resilient.”

The Jayhawks (11-3 overall, 0-1 Big 12) have no choice but to be ready to go as the turn-arounds from game to game now come quickly. They’ll be reminded of that today, heading north to play their second Big 12 contest in four days against Nebraska (12-3, 1-0). Tipoff is at 11:30 a.m. in the Devaney Center.

While Kansas was left to lick some wounds from its league opener, Nebraska hopes to avoid a hangover, having knocked off No. 15 Texas in its first Big 12 game Wednesday night.

The Huskers were able to get the better of the ranked Longhorns by playing to two key strengths – size and depth.

NU outrebounded Texas, 55-40, and 25 of its 56 points came from the bench.

Even with the wealth of scoring punch, Henrickson knows that the Nebraska starting five still should not be overlooked. Namely, 6-foot-2 forwards Danielle Page, a senior, and Kelsey Griffin, a junior, who combined for 19 points and 17 rebounds against Texas.

“Griffin is such a talented post player, and I think Danielle Page is arguably one of the most improved players in the league,” the KU coach said. “They’ve got a lot of balance and depth, also with (Cory) Montgomery off the bench.”

Yes, there’s more size on the Nebraska end of the floor. Montgomery, a 6-2 sophomore, has started just four of the team’s 15 games this season, but along with Page (12.2 ppg) and Griffin (12.0 ppg) averages double digits in the scoring column, notching 11.2 points a night.

KU’s combatants against the Nebraska trees will be sophomore Danielle McCray, freshman Krysten Boogaard and senior Taylor McIntosh.

The key hurdle there, though, is that McCray and Boogaard must not repeat their first-half infractions from the OSU game. McIntosh was left to fend for herself much of the night under the glass, finishing with 14 points and seven rebounds.

McCray – KU’s leading scorer (16.1 ppg) and second-leading rebounder (7.3 rpg) – played just nine minutes in the first half Wednesday after picking up two quick fouls, then struggled to find offensive space and rhythm after the break.

Boogaard, on the other hand, played just four before the intermission. Her whistles against the Cowgirls were a bit tougher for Henrickson to bear. On top of that, they’ve put the 6-5 freshman in a tough spot for today’s tilt in her coach’s eyes.

“We need her to grow up in a real big hurry,” Henrickson said. “She’s got to play with more poise, and that’s asking a lot of a freshman 14 games in, but to get an over the back on our first defensive possession is just lack of concentration. She’s better than that.”