Moore all about winning for No. 21 Nebraska women

"I remember sitting there thinking, 'Don't fall. Please, don't fall. If you're going to trip, do it running to the locker room, but don't fall right now,'" she said.

Four years and 127 games later, Moore knows the drill better than almost anyone who came before her at Nebraska. She's expected to start her school-record 128th game in a row when the Cornhuskers (22-7) play Iowa (20-11) on Friday in the Big Ten tournament in Hoffman Estates, Ill.

The point guard from Covington, Wash., will be going for her 92nd career win, which would break Kelsey Griffin's record of 91 in 127 career starts.

Moore's role has evolved like no other player's during what has been the program's most successful era.

She didn't come to Nebraska with the reputation of a scorer. Her first year, she was the ball distributor and averaged six points for a senior-dominated team led by Griffin that reeled off 30 straight wins, won the Big 12 and advanced to the NCAA regional semifinals.

The next season, with those seniors gone and an injury-ravaged lineup, she more than doubled the number of shots she took and has been good for an average of 15 points ever since.

"She's had to do it for three years," coach Connie Yori said. "Most folks don't realize how good she was as a sophomore for us when she had not been asked to be a big scorer as a freshman. She took a ton of big shots for us. We didn't win as many games, but she didn't have as much help."

That Moore has a .717 winning percentage is a good thing, as much for her as the people around her. Her roommate of two years, junior forward Jordan Hooper, said Moore is not pleasant to be around after a loss.

"You know it when we lose," Hooper said. "She comes to practice with a different intensity. She's focused. She wants to get better, as do all of us, but I think her focus is a little bit different."

Dominique Kelley played two seasons with Moore and is now a graduate assistant under Yori. She also has been officiating partners with Moore for three years in a high school summer league and for youth club games.

Kelley said she came to respect Moore's drive to win while taking her on in heated one-on-one games. They always walked off the court as friends, but that might not have been the case if Kelley's opponent had been another teammate. Moore could dish out the trash talk, and she could take it, too.