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thursday, October 28, 1976
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Coadi Pat Sullivan' undefeated (300) volleyball
team w21 kave Sunday for California to compete with
some national volleyball powers, in the continuing effort
to thrust the Huskers into national volleyball prominence.
However, before leaving for the West Coast the team
must compete in the Big 8 Conference tournament,
hell Friday and Saturday in Ames," la. It wffl be hosted
by Iowa State University.
Ira very confident we will take first place,
van sail. "But you never know about upsets."
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Sullivan said the University of Colorado will not field
a team at the meet, reducing the total number of teams
to seven.
Kansas Stzte could give the Huskers their biggest
challenge of the meet, according to Sullivan. In UNL's 30
Hatches, they have lost only one game. That came against
the Wildcats two weeks ago in a three-team tournament
at the University of Nebraska at Omaha.
T can't anticipate what well do in California," Sulli
van said. T don't think well win the NW1T (National
Women's Invitational Tournament) at UCLA.
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Swimmsrs look for batter season;
Reta says new pool important factor
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A new home, new coals and
on this year s UNL swim team.
"The kids are as enthusiastic as I am," said Husker
coach John Reta. "They have had a surprising change in
attitude since workouts began in the new pooL"
Last year the Huskers swam in the Coliseum's pool
burmoved to the new UNL Sports Compex this year!
"We have more room, it's more comfortable and the
kids aren't swimming over each other like they did be
fore, Reta said. "It's definitely the best in the Big 8 "
Senior Pat DeBiase, last year's swim team captain
and the only Husker Big 8 Conference champion last
season (he won the 100-meter backstroke), called the
new pool, "a fine facility. I think it's one of the top five
in the country.
"I'm personally really excited about the season," he
said. I had a real good year last season, and I feel 1 am
one month ahead of last year's pace. Our team goal this
year is to score more points in the Big 8 meet than any
other Husker team has done in the past."
Reta said the team set a number of individual and team
goals earlier this fall.
"One goal we set was to get out of the cellar," he said
The Huskers finished seventh but of seven teams in the
B:g 8 last year. Kansas State University does not have a
varsity swkn team. -
JSome fellows could win individual events in the Big
3," Reta said. "We also want to qualify for nationals.5
Some Huslcer personnel, who might qualify for the
national meet, according to Reta, include seniors
pBiase, John Dahir and Paul Duxbury, juniors Bryan
Moss and Pat Murphy, and sophomores Ed Johnson and
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Reta said Robert Ingles, Bob Hartford, day Smith
and Rick Graham are promise freshmen.
The Huskers are now in phase one of practices, Reta
said, adding that this phase emphasizes stroke techniques
and endurance.
sports quiz
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3.
4.
I. Who was the last coinmfssioKer of the old American
jusxeisaa Assocntien (ABA)?
Name the four teams from the ABA that merged with
tne National Basketball Association (NBA).
Name the three teams from the ABA that did not
merge with the NBA.
True or False. No riaver in the new NHA format
played in the original ABA.
5. Yhit famous UCLA frost court duo has been reusit
' ed with the Boston Celtics this year?
6. What fornrs34ro grusid is the new coach of the
Los Angelas Lakers?
7. Name the former aH-Eig 8 Conference betba3
star who led Ms teem- to the NDA finds and was
earned RocUe cf the year test season?
8. lira cssy pra bashs:h3 tea near east csdsr the
cessr IDA fec&st? a. 23 b. 22 c. 24.
9. Julius Errssg recently sd a contract with the
Ftfsddphla 7Sers making him the highest paid man
ever to phy professional basketbi2. Who hid that
distfnctioa prior to Erving?
10. rirsie the iiintkd twins who have been reunited on
' the Phoenix Suss this year.
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The Huskers will soon enter phase two of practice,
which involves more intensity, but without an increase
in swimming yardage, he said.
Phase three is the competition period, and phase four
involves the tapering of championship swimmers, Reta
said.
UNL opens its season Nov. 13 against the University
of Wyoming in the UNL Sports Complex.
The NVTT is probably a stronger tournament than the
real national tournament," Sullivan said. But she said she
thought the team would advance to the finals.
UNL will begin play in California Monday, against
California State at FuIIerton. Games with Pepperdine
University, UCLA, Long Beach State and Occidental
College wl foCow on successive days leading up to the
nwtt.
I think well surprise a lot of people in California,"
Sullivan said. "Well show them that people know how to
play pretty good volleyball in Nebraska, too."
Sullivan sail she thinks the team has improved during
each week of the season.
The competition has slowly been fcnprcving and
we've met the challenge," she said.
This season is much longer than ever before," she
said. "Each meet is a stepping stone to regbnals. And we
want to make sure we peak at the right time."
In the Region 6 meet of the National Association of
Intercollegiate Athletics for Women, at Wichita, Kan.,
Nov. 18 to 20, the Huskers will be able to use 12 players.
Two players are now hampered by injuries, she said.
Janice Kroger has a pulled stomach muscle. Suzie Heiser
has an overdeveloped hamstring muscle causing back
problems. Sullivan also said some other players have
minor ankle injuries.
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By R!iie McCarthy
Last Saturday's film cf the University of Kansas (KU)
and Kansas State University (KSU) game could play an
integral role in UNL's game with the Jayhawks Saturday.
The film was sent by KU to Husker coaches Sunday.
A new National Collegiate Athletic Association
(NCAA) rule this year prohibits colleges from sending
scouts to opponent's gsmes, so schools are now steppis
up their fiha exchsre. 0
But George Dsrhsgton, Husker defensive end coach
who is ia charge of UNL's dm exchange, said sending
scouts to gsmes "was never the main show anyway.
"Game films are where we get most of cur information
on a team he srd. The scouting report was just a
supplement to the films.
The rule, dssfied to reduce costs, has served its
purpose, Dsihsgtoa ssid.
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'I don't know exactly how much money the rule has
saved, but I think it has saved some," he said. "Scouting
is not all that valuable. We don't have to pay for the
scout's travel expenses, so it does save some money.
But Darlington said scouting in person provided some
information that films cannot show.
"A film cant show a player who is injured, but is still
playing with the injury," he said. "It can't show the start
ing count of the quarterback, the mood and tempo of the
game, and the timing of the kickers.
"Scouts were originally sent to games because the
quality of film was universally not so good," Darlington
said. "But now it's difficult to get a hold of a bad film.
Darlington said a Dig 8 Conference rule states that Big
8 teams must exchange fihns cf their previous three gsmes
with each other.
Two of the films must arrive at the opponent's school
ten days before their.gsme. The third Cha must arrive the
Sunday before the two teams meet, he ssid.
Fr:s received
For the UNL and KU game this Saturday, for example,
KU sent UNL films of its grses agsisst Ohkhcma State,
Okkhoma, and Ktess State University
Big & schools also have the riht to acquire Ems from
schools not in the Big 8.
Darlington said he sends the Huskers fihns by bus or
air express, depending on the opponent's locdlty.
The biggest problem in fiha exchange occurred with
the Umversity of Colorado, Darlington said.
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the film, which was to be in Boulder, Cc!d. by Sunday.
"Colorado assumed wer tried to hold back the fiha,
so they held back their films also. Wfca they finally got
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witutietd their film from us because we didn't send ours."
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day of the game.
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concerning other Bsg 8 teams for the purpos?of "giving
scouting reports over the phone' is negligible.
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