Female cagers get first interstate trip, Big 8 play
A pair of firsts will be achieved by the UNL
women's basketball player this weekend when
the team leaves Thursday for a three-day road
trip, including an out of state tournament in
Manhattan, Kan.
It will be the first time the team competes
outside of Nebraska and the first time the
women's basketball team has played another Big
8 school.
Arrangements for the tournament began last
year after talks with Kansas State about playing
once at Manhattan and once in Lincoln,
according to women's coach Jan Callahan. The
idea for a tournament then was worked out, and
Nebraska was invited.
Friday start
Tournament play will start Friday with
Nebraska facing Kansas State at 8:30 p.m.
Kansas and Illinois State meet in the other
first-round game. The winners and losers will
play each other Saturday.
Enroute to Manhattan the team will spend
Thursday in Omaha where they will play the
University of Nebraska-Omaha.
The women's trip will be financed by UNL
athletic funds. Transportation, lodging and some
sports
Problems plague wrestlers
By Pete Wegman
Less than a week before his squad faces
Kansas State University, wrestling coach Orval
Borgialli is beset with problems. Some of his
wrestlers have been declared temporarily
ineligible because of grade problems, one of the
team's most promising members spent last
weekend in the hospital, another transferred
schools and for the first time in Borgialli's 11
years at UNL, the team missed a meet because of
the weather.
The ineligibility problem arose when some
professors failed to turn in grades and the recent
blizzard held up mail deliveries, leaving some
wrestlers without grade reports.
Borgialli said he spent most of Monday on the
phone, and by Monday evening all but two of the
grapplers were eligible under NCAA rules for the
Husker's meet against KSlPs Wildcats in
Manhattan Friday. Borgialli said he hopes the
other two would be declared eligible before
Friday.
Champion injured
Junior Bob Johnson spent the weekend at the
University Health Center after he injured a knee
in practice last week. It was Johnson's victory in
the 190 lb. finals at the Sunshine National Open
in Miami Dec. 29 that gave the Huskers their first
tournament victory since 1949.
"We had been having two a day practices for
10 days in preparation for the meet last Saturday
in Minnesota," Borgialli said. Johnson was
injured in the last two or three minutes of the
last practice Thursday night."
The extent of Johnson's injury has not been
determined, but Borgialli said he hoped Johnson
would be ready for action in four or five weeks.
Johnson's absence created more problems
because the team's other 190 lb. wrestler, Tom
Tremain, apparently transferred to the University
of Nevada during Christmas break, Borgialli said.
He said he did some recruiting last weekend,
however, and hopes freshman Kim Kujath, a
member of the freshman football team, will be
able to wrestle at 190 lbs. Kujath attended his
first practice Monday night.
Meet postponed
The blizzard last Friday prevented the team
from traveling to Minneapolis to wrestle
Minnesota, Wisconsin and Arizona in a
quadrangular meet. Both Minnesota and
Wisconsin are ranked in the top 20 and Borgialli
said he was disappointed his team didn't have a
chance to wrestle them after the 10 days of
practice. The meet was postponed until Jan. 25.
Despite his problems, Borgialli said he is
optimistic. He described the team's attitude as
"great" and said "their attitude has carried them
through their inexperience." The team members
have an average of 1.2 years of collegiate
wrestling experience.
Led by sophomore heavyweight Bruce
Conger, the leading point scorer, the team has a
3-1 dual record. That record includes a 39-0
romp over Fort Hays State on Dec. 13. Borgialli
said he thought the shutout was the first in 74
years of UNL wrestling.
This year, Borgialli said the team will be
attempting to crack the 'Big Three' of Big 8
wrestling: Oklahoma State, Oklahoma (the
defending NCAA champions) and Iowa State;
and advance "at least four" wrestlers to the
NCAA finals at Princeton.
meals will be paid by the athletic department.
Snow slows play
The women's varsity has not played since semester break, as
their scheduled game against Chadron State was cancelled because
of snow. The junior varsity played Peru State Coiiege, Dec. 13,
and won 5641.
Coach Callahan said she was impressed by the JV's
performance. "They played together very well, the scoring was
evenly distributed and the fast break was good.
Callahan cited Julie Hay as doing an excellent job under the
boards, as she gathered in 20 rebounds. Pam Brandenburg and Liz
Lee each had eight points.
The varsity and reserve teams started practice January 8 and 9.
They are now working on regaining some of the stamina and
technique which lapsed during the semester layoff. "The main part
of our season is coming up," Callahan stressed. "Our practices will
be rough from here on out."
Position shared
Kathy Hawkins is still the leading varsity scorer and is fourth
in rebounding. Nancy Hansen is currently first in rebounding and
second in scoring. The starting positions are shared by seven i
women, alternating throughout the g?;nes, Callahan said.
The women will play at home Jan. 24, hosting Wayne in a 7:45
p.m. contest. The jfnior varsity will play at 6 p.m. Callahan said
she expects Wayne to be the teams' toughest opponent.
Big name UNL teams
battle in intramurals
By Larry Stunkel
This year's UNL intramural basketball season starts tonight with
such matchups as Carious Lesion vs. The Eunuchs, Plough Boys vs.
The Prunes and Klyde's Kommandos vs. No Names.
With 264 teams in 36 leagues and more than 2,500 participants,
there will be other games between teams whose names may not be
so imaginative. But unusual names are characteristic of teams in the
seven independent leagues and eight small fry leagues.
Sometimes, the names indicate something about the team. The
Carious Lesion team members are sophomore dental students who
got their name from the medical term for a cavity. The Plough
Boys are agriculture students and the Runts play in the small fry
league. ,
The Eunuchs' title implies nothing about the players, who kept
the name of the team they played on at Lincoln East High School.
Intramural coordinator Gale Wiedow said more men are
participating in intramurals this year. Games will be played
evenings, Sunday through Thursday.
Games will be played on three courts at the Men's Physical
Education Bldg. and on two courts at Women's Physical Education
Bldg.
Quentin's has 803 shoes left over from lust
spring and summer. So we're having a penny
sale. If you buy one shoe at $4.99 you can get
the other for a penny! Sound looney? Come
on in and it will make "cents" to you!
( r
uentin's
Town & Campus
1229 "R"
"On the Campus"
page 12
the daily nebraskan
Wednesday, january 15, 1975
