sports
Women's basketball loss credited to poor defense
By Kathy Chenault
Early second half mental miscues and a
lackadaisical defensive rebounding per
formance spelled defeat for the UNL Wo
men's Basketball team as they lost to
Kansas State last night, 77-71 .
"We just didn't block out and gave up
too many second and third shots," said
head coach Lorrie Gallagher.
In addition to the second and third
shots, the Wildcats were getting the fourth,
fifth and in one instance sixth shots as the
law of averages finally caught up with the
Huskers under the opponent's basket.
The first half was tight as the Huskers
led throughout and held - a 4241
advantage at intermission.
For the Huskers, stick-fingered Ruth
James repeatedly brought the ball into
Nebraska possession with steals and assists,
as forward Jan Crouch contributed versa
tile plan to highlight the first half.
Mental miscues
The Huskers' heads-up play of the first
half gave way to continued mental miscues
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in the second half and the Huskers were
unable, to regain their poise.
Defensive mixups leading to turnovers
in addition to the deficient rebounding,
allowed the steady playing Wildcats to stay
within striking distance and midway
through the second half the visitors
pounced.
Six minutes into the second half Kansas
State knotted the score at 55 all and pro
ceeded to take the lead and were never
behind the rest of the way.
We kept them in the game and they
took advantage of it. We had some people
mistaken about defensive assignments and
you can't make those mistakes and expect
to win," Gallagher said.
Scoring honors
In addition to the play of Crouch and
James, UNL was paced by substitute
Diane DelVigna who came off the bench
to claim scoring honors with 22 points.
For the Wildcats, LeAnn Wilcox scored
16 points on inside drives and Eileen
Feeney kept the Wildcats hot from outside
with 14 points.
"We played a good game, but just let
down and couldn't get back in time. Even
tually though, it came down to our inabili
ty to block out on the boards and that's
what took the win from us," summed up
Gallagher.
The next action for the Huskers will be
Thursday evening when they play Midland
College.
Photo by Mark Billingsley
Jan Crouch looks for a fellow Husker to pass the baU off to as Kansas State Wildcat
Laurie Miller applies defensive pressure.
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Coach Tom Osborne will still be
heading the Huskers next year
after turning down a Colorado
head coach position.
Coach Osborne
ends guessing,
turns offer down
Speculation has ended and the Nebr
aska Cornhuskers still have a head foot
ball coach and the Colorado Buffaloes
are still looking for a new one.
Head Coach Tom Osborne an
nounced his decision to remain at Nebr
aska to his secretaries and staff Tuesday
morning. He called from Omaha while
traveling from Denver to Kansas City on
a recruiting trip.
Assistant Sports Information Direc
tor Bill Bennett said Osborne chose to
reject the Colorado staff offer because
of his home, family and loyalty to the
players he has recruited.
While in Colorado, Osborne toured
the athletic facilities and the athletic
dormitory. He also met the players he
would have coached.
Osborne also said Nebraska has
better facilities and a better program
than Colorado.
Bennett said the fact that Osborne
is a native Nebraskan also figured in his
decision.
Estimates of the Colorado offer
reached as high as $100,000 per year in
salary but Bennett said that figure was
only a rumor and only Osborne knows
the actual figure.
Osborne's recruiting trip included
stops in Springfield, Mo. on Tuesday
before ging to Chicago, 111. today. He
will return to Lincoln Thursday to start
preparations for the Orange Bowl.
Caution urged for jogging in mushroom pit3 or icy wind
By Martha Murdoch
Winter has arrived, the leaves are gone
from the trees, the birds have disappeared
from the sky, and many joggers have left
the sidewalks. UNL has an indoor track for
runners who want to escape from the cold,
but one aerobics instructor urges joggers
to try outdoor running.
UNL's indoor track is under Memorial
Stadium's east side and can be reached
through the north field house. It is open
from 6 to 10 pjn. on weeknights, 10 a.m.
to 6 pjn. on Saturday, and 1 to 9 p.m. on
Sunday, under the sponsorship of the Rec
reation Department. On weekday mornings
the track is opened at about 9 for aerobic
classes. Other runners are not excluded
during the classes, according to Gale Wie
dow, program director for Recreation and
Intramurals.
Crushed rock surface
"The Athletic Department just spread
some crushed rock on the dirt track, which
helps because it used to get muddy. The
track has been kept in pretty good condi
tion," Wiedow said.
Students have nicknames for the facili
ty. Junior Cindy Batenhorst calls it "the
pit." "It's musty down there. There's
water on the floor and you have to run
between the holes. Snow melting above
causes the moisture. But the gravel has im
proved it some already," she said.
Sophomore Tom Carlstrom calls it the
"mushroom garden, because it's a dark,
dingy hole, a good place to grow mush
rooms." He said the conditions on the
track change frequently. "One day it may
be cold and one day it may be hot." He
admits that the gravel keeps a runner
from slipping, but he would like to see a
new surface put on the track.
Joggers need flatness
Carlstrom added, "that track was made
for real running and track competition, so
it is banked. It would be better for joggers
to have a flat surface."
Sophomore Barb Owen said although
she thinks the track is dingy and dislikes
the gravel, "I like to run, so I can handle
it. There's nowhere else for university stu
dents to run in winter. I'm just glad to have
somewhere to run."
Students not involved in athletic activi
ties in the UNL Sports Center are not al
lowed to use the track there. Explained
Jim Ross, sports center building manager
and assistant athletic director, "we say no
because if we open the track area to
joggers, it will wear out and well have to
put extra people on to supervise. The
building is used heavily already."
Polite refusal
He said the university's outdoor track
had to be replaced at considerable expense
because joggers wore out the inside line.
"We've had several calls from people who
were upset because they couldn't use the
Complex track. Some people come over
and say they're going to use it anyway, and
we ask them politely not to." he said.
"We sympathize with students but we're
trying to keep the new building and track
in good condition " he said.
Other schools that have good sports
facilities for students, such as Iowa State,
charge athletic fees, he said.
Tom Carlstrom said, "If, I were a
serious runner I'd love to use the Sports
Complex track. But to keep the track in
good shape, joggers would have to have
specified running shoes. The mushroom
garden is perfect for someone to run in
with muddy shoes."
Run in cold
Phillip Sienna, instructor in the physical
education department who teaches an aero
bics class said, "I encourage people to try
running in cold weather. It' s just as
beneficial as running in warm weather
There aren't very many dangers if you pro
tect yourself. In hot weather, you can't
take off layers of clothes if you get over
heated and you can do more damage."
To run in the cold. Sienna suggested
wearing lightweight gloves, a hat, sweat
pants, a sweat shirt or jogging top, and a
windbreaker. "You can't get overheated,
so you should wear clothes that are layered
and can be adjusted to let air in. You want
light and flexible apparel that won't hinder
your running style," he said. "After you're
into your run, your body will generate heat
and you'll get nice and toasty."
Cool down slowly
Sienna advised that a runner stretch out
in a warm place before starting off outside
at a slow pace. "When you're done, you
should cool down outside. Don't come in
and sit down with all your clothes still on,"
he said. "The blood will cool in your
extremities and not get back to your heart.
"When running on a cold day, you
should run into the wind as you go out and
have the wind at your back as you return.
If you're hot from running and then return
running into a cold wind, youU get
chilled ," Sienna said.
"It's a misconception that you can
frostbite your lungs. By the time the air
gets to the back of the throat, it is suffi
ciently warm. It is the dryness of the air
that makes your lungs hurt.
"There are plenty of faculty members
who have been running in winters here for
years, and they're still kicking around."
