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Wednesday, december 3, 1375 page 10 daily nebraskan nebraskan Businessmen backspikers ' trip By Susie Reitz Travelling to nationals after placing second in the Region 6 volleyball tournament, the UNL volleyball team's goal is "getting out of our pool division and into the consolation elimination matches at nationals," said coach Pat Sullivan. The trip to nationals, which will be in Princeton, N J. Dec. 10-13, is being sponsored by Lincoln's business community, Aleen Swofford, women's athletic director, said. "We didn't have enough money to send them to nationals," she said. "We were going to have to ask the girls to pay their own way. We (Swofford and Jay Davis, sports information director) met with several businessmen and explained the situation. They said if the team went to nationals they would back them." v A fund drive to raise the money is being headed by presidents of the National Bank of Commerce and the First National Bank, she added. National recognition Surviving division play and competing in the semi finals of the national tourney would mean UNL is one of the top eight teams in the nation, Sullivan said. "We knew we could get to nationals," Sullivan said, "but it's still incredible because it's never been done by Nebraska -it's been so far out of reach before. 'This (national tourney) is the first thing we've gone Coaches scoffer fo recruif into this year absolutely blind. I know teams from Texas, Hawaii and California are always strong, but we don't know how strong. "Once you've had an experience like going to nationals, it makes a difference in your play. Right now all we know to expect is to be scared." This was the second straight year the UNL team has competed in the regional tournament. Familiar teams "We were prepared this year. We'd played most of the teams during the season," she said. "Next year well be playing even more out-of-state competition and in more tournaments. Well just play the teams in the state that we have to play to get to regionals." In the final match at regionals, against Southwest Missouri State University (SMSU), UNL lead 1 2-1 1 in the first game when SMSU player Deborah Dace served four straight points for the win. In the second game, the teams were tied 6-aIl when Dace again used her "dynamite serve" to score six points, giving SMSU the final edge, Sullivan said. SMSU won 15-7. UNL seniors Laury Harmon, Linda Brown and Jan Zink will be playing their last matches at nationals. Marcia Bartak, the team's other senior, did not make the 12 member travelling tournament squad, Sullivan said. Players take siesta before Fiesta While UNL's football coaches are scattered across tne nation recruiting high school and junior college athletes and the ticket office is being swamped with ticket orders for the Dec. 26 Fiesta Bowl, most of the Cornhuskers are taking it easy. "We're having a nice little vacation. We're getting time to catch up on work and studies," said defensive end and captain Bob Martin. Many players have been working out on their own in the absence of organized practices for the two weeks, he said. When organized practices start next week, the first two "or "three practices will probably be .devoted to running, according to Martin. Linebacker Percy Eichelberger said he didn't think many players would get out of shape because of the two-week layoff, but added, "You never can tell. I think a lot of us over-ate and over-partied over Thanksgiving." Eichelberger said he doubted if Arizona State, Ne braska's Fiesta Bowl foe would use the three weeks before the game to develop an entirely new offense. Demand for the 8,204 tickets allotted Nebraska for the Fiesta Bowl has been good, according to ticket manager Jim Pittenger. "We've still got boxes of mail to open," he said. 'Tickets should be tight for the game." him in win c w 'j, ri-r. rw 1 . -- - Photo by Td Kirk UNL's women's basketball team evened its season record to 1-1 by downing Kearney State 5149 Tuesday night at the Women's Physical Education Bldg. , Tourney champ Gerard shows Olympic potential By Scott Jones , Changing a maybe thing into a sure thing may mean big things for UNL gymnast Larry Gerard. Gerard, a sophomore from Lincoln Southeast, has gained the necessary confidence to rank as one of the nation's best all-around gymnasts. "I'm more forward about things this year," Gerard said. "Last year it was a maybe thing. This year I'm sure. I know h J t'v . iS a t Ida Gerfcke of BushneO gsts a surpiiss upon 'hzrtJtos th UNL Crew Gamed am of four mw eIicOj "Grsndnii Gsrhke". now I'm as good as anybody else out there." Actually, Gerard was better than everybody else at the Midwest Open in Chicago last weekend. He won the all around title with a score of 10425. Teammate Gene Mackie was fourth with 99.8. Francis Allen, head Husker gymnastics coach, said the title is very prestigious. "I would say that he's well on his Crew christens shells UNL's crew team christened four new shells Nov. 15 to culminate a year of fund raising. One shell, christened "Grandma Gehrke," honored Ida Gerhke of Bushnell, a strong supporter of the UNL crew sinceJts inception five years ago, according to coach Ron Rusthoven. The other three shells were christened "Cooper," in honor of the Cooper Foundation's support last year; "Jack Thompson," recognizing his contributions, and "Cornhusker." v Equipment funds came from individual donations, stu ,dent fees, the Cooper Foundation and a raffle conducted by crew members this fall. The team currently is raising funds by collecting Green Stamps presently the crew has acquired approximately 375,000 stamps, Rusthoven said, and the goal is 600,000. Fiesta lottery now taking applications Student applications for tickets to the 1975 Fiesta Bowl Dec. 26 in Tempe, Ariz., will be taken today and Thursday from 9 a jn. to noon and 1 pjn. to 4 p.m. at the ticket of fice in the South Stadium. The lottery tickets, offered to full-time students only, are to be paid for by personal check, cash or money order when ordered. Each student must present his own student ID. Students wishing to sit together as a group (not to exceed six) must all be present and apply together. Stu deats may apply for one ticket per ID, and married students may apply for two. . Winning lottery numbers will be published in the Dec. 8 Daily Nebraskan, end the tickets may be picked up Dec. 9 through' 1 1 it the ticket office. Each student must call for and sign for his own ticket, presenting his appli cation receipt and his ID. Married students will be required to show a ce rtific ate of marriage . way to winning the NCAA all-around," Allen said. Penn State camp Scoring 106 would have made Gerard eligible to attend a training camp at Penn State University, Dec. 26 through Jan. 1. Allen said between 10 and 20 gymnasts will be invited to the camp and seven chosen from that group will compete in a dual meet against a Russian team Jan. 20. Gerard has two more chances to score 106, at Ball State this Friday or at the Rocky Mountain Open Dec. 12-13. A strict scoring system prevented Gerard from scoring 106 at Chicago, Allen said. Because nobody has scored 106 yet this year, he said, Gerard may be selected even if he doesn't score 106. 'They may lower the score," he said. They may say, 'Hey, Larry Gerard did a super job and he deserves to go.' "If meets keep going like this they'll have to lower the score or there won't be anybody there." Logical choices Allen said Gerard and Indiana State's Kurt Thomas, nll.qrrviini-l UU ago, now are the nation's two best all-arounders and are logical choices for the training camp. "I'm not the Olympic Committee, but that's the way I see it," Allen said. Other Huskers scoring at the Midwest Open were Duane West, third in floor exercise, Gary Jeurink, eighth in vaulting and Steve Dickey and Mike Cosgrove, fifth and seventh respectively in the pommel horse. Former Husker gymnasts Pete Studenski and Jim Unjer finished second in the still rings and vaulting respectively. All-arounders only The Ball State meet Friday is for all-arounders only. In addition to Gerard and Mackie, Duane West and either Ric Heineman or Mark Mackie will represent Ncbrsaka. Four gymnasts will compete on each team with the best three scores recorded. Allen also announced that John Scheer, who is one of the judges at each UNL meet, has been honored as top judge in Nebraska's district, one of four national districts. Allen said good judges like Scheer, who was Allen's gymnastic teammate at Nebraska, are vital to a team. 'They're just as important as good coaches and good gymnasts," he said. "All the good teams have good judges andM the bad teams don't. "When something new comes out-a new (judging) wterpreution-they send it to John and he sends it to me," he said. 'They (the judging association) wouldn't send it tome. n. o' UNL Physical education instructor, has judged ft.NCAA meets, the Olympic Trials and National AAU and USGF meets.