Thursday, March 4, 1982
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Huskers defeat Illinois, end season
Hy Ward W. Triplet! Ill
Debra Powell scored 26 points and Janet Smith added
2 1 as the Nebraska women's basketball team upset Ill
inois 89.86 at the Hob Devaney Sports Center Wednesday
night.
The lluskcr victory raised UNL's final season record to
14-17, while dropping Big Ten runner-up Illinois to 2 1 -8.
The loss also may have hurt the lllini's chances for a bid
in the first NCAA tournament.
"I told our players before the game that since we had
to stay home, we might as well make someone else stay
home too," said Nebraska Coach Colleen Matsuhara.
Matsuhara said the Huskers did a good job stopping
the Illinois sideline offense which had been a key Mini
play all year. The Huskers also held Cindy Stein, Illinois'
leading scorer to eight points.
Neither team led by more than five during the first
16 minutes of play. Then, with 3:47 left in the halftimc,
Debra Powell scored two of her 21 first-half points to
start a lM lluskcr scoring spree. Janet Smith scored on a
last second bank shot to give Nebraska a 10 point half
tinu lead, 45-35.
The Huskers' hot streak continued into the second
half, A steal and a layup by Cathy Owen gave the Huskers
a 16 point lead, 5741 with 15:55 left.
The Huskers kept the lead over 10 points until Illinois
Kcndra Gantt sparked a lllini rally that narrowed the
Nebraska lead to two, 72-70 with 6:21 left.
The lllini could not manage to get any closer as Nebr
aska hit key shots down the stretch and built the lead
back up to eight, 86-78 with a 1:07 remaining. Cathy
Owen and Powell made free throws in the last minute to
hold back the lllini final attempts at a comeback.
"This was a good way to end the season," Matsuhara
said. "It was also a good way for Janet to end her career."
Smith, 6-2, the only senior on the Nebraska team, also
had 12 rebounds and finished her career as the only Ne
braska player, male or female, to have over 1200 rebounds
and points.
"Our record was nothing to write home about, but we
played ten teams that were in and out of the top 20,"
Matsuhara said.
"We knew that we had a young team and a very tough
schedule, but we knew it would only make them better
for next season," she said.
Tennis team healthy, confident for win
Hy Mark Quaiulahl
lluskcr women's tennis Coach, Kathy Hawkins said her
team is ready to play at Iowa Friday and Wisconsin Satur
day. "We had a real strong eight week prc-season," Hawkins
said. 'There's a lot of improvement from last fall. Based
on our last matches with these teams, we'd like to win,"
she said. Nebraska lost to Wisconsin 8-1 last fall and gave a
-0 dual to Iowa at their last meeting.
"We expect to be more competitive," Hawkins said.
"I'm looking for the team to play the way they've been
practicing these last eight weeks. If we do that, we'll do
fine."
"We're very confident with all six singles and all three
doubles," she said. "Our strength is overall team depth."
Hawkins said the Huskers have been fighting an un
usually high number of sicknesses and minor injuries so
far this season. Br! for the Iowa and Wisconsin duals, she
said the 'cam is "basically healthy."
"Cross your fingers," she said.
Hawkins is expecting a lot from freshmen LeeAnn
Givcns, Jamie Pisarcik and Susan Hayes.
"They have a semester's experience now, so they're
mentally tougher," she said.
She said the Huskers' number one singles nctter, junior
Cindi Reiman, is always tough.
Rcinian was concentrating on keying up for her re
match against Iowa's Karen Kettncchcr, Hawkins said.
Kcttncchcr, who took the region six tournament last year,
barely beat Rciman'in their most recent matchup.
"Cindi is an improved player," Hawkins said. "She
could have beaten her (Kettncchcr), so this is sort of a
revenge match."
Hawkins said the depth of the spring team would be
helpful.
"I don't feel we are weak at any spots," Hawkins said.
She said there were some recent changes in the doubles
lineups, and the women haven't played a lot together.
Hawkins termed this weekend's duals as "two of the
toughest in the spring."
"If we win at least one, it'll boost our confidence and
set the pace for the rest of the season," she said. "Those
meets are important for our overall record."
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Photo by Jodie Fields
Nebraska's Debra Powell (32) shoots over Illinois
defenders Pat Morency (22), Kim Brombolich (33)
and Lisa Robinson (34 ).
Yell squad to sponsor
demonstration session
Yell squad orientation will be at 7:30 tonight at the
Bob Devaney Sports Center Track.
The orientation will include demonstrations and
a question and answer period for people interested in
trying out for the 1982-83 yell squad.
Yell squad Captain Mike Eaton said tryouts are
open to all full-time students.
Tryouts will be the second week of April. Five
clinics will be conducted prior to the tryout sessions,
Eaton said.
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Special Thanks to the Silver Gloves Association
For information contact
Terry Kroeger 474-9502
or
Jim Reinhardt 476-6175
Tickets in advance
or at the door.
Friday, March 5, 7:30 PM
AdmiSSiOn Pershing Auditorium
3. 50 Lower Level
Ail proceeds go to Nebraska Kidney Foundation
