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Daily Nobraskan
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By Scott Ahlstnmd
The Wyoming Cowboys have been rated heavy
underdogs in Saturday's game with Nebraska. On
paper, the top-ranked Cornhuskers should have few
problems with the 1-0 Cowboys. But Coach Al
Kincaid of Wyoming puts little importance on pre
dictions. "Not too many people expect us to win," the third
year coach said. "But I expect us to win and I think
our players do, too. I think that's all that really
counts."
Wyoming's performance in its season opener
backs some of Kincaid's optimism. Wyoming do
minated South Dakota in typical Nebraska fashion.
The Cowboys rolled over the Coyotes 28-0 in the first
half and substituted freely during the second half.
"I was very happy with our play in the first half"
Kincaid said. "We weren't playing a team of Ne
braska's caliber, but we did play extremely well."
Kincaid said he was not expecially pleased with
Wyoming's performance in the second half, but it
gave him a chance to "sit back and take a look at a lot
of new players."
Wyoming is led offensively by fourth-year starter
Walt Goffigan. Goffigan, an all-Western Athletic
Conference fullback, switched to running back this
season. He scored three touchdowns including a
40-yard, fourth-quarter run against South Dakota.
"Walt is our most experienced offensive player,"
Kincaid said. "We expect him to have a good game
every time he plays."
Starting alongside Goffigan in Wyoming's wishbone
backfield is running back Kevin Lowe. Lowe, a two
year starter, ran for 87 yards and scored a touch
down against the Coyotes.
Unlike the offense, the Cowboy defensive is not by
one or two players. Kincaid said Wyoming tries to
counteract its defensive inexperience by throwing
several defensive schemes at the opposition.
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Huskers beat Wyoming
By Janet StefhnsM
Nebraska's volleyball team got a scare Thursday
night, but managed a strong come-back to defeat
Wyoming7-15, 15-2, 15-7, 15-4, at the UNL Coliseum.
Nebraska coach Terry Pettit said a key adjust
ment after Wyoming's first-game win paced the vic
tory. Pettit readjusted the pattern of Nebraska's
middle-blockers to shut off the Cowgirl taps, as
opposed to kill attempts.
"I dont think we are good enough right now to just
line up in the same defense all the time and be able
to stop people," Kincaid said. "We try to show a lot of
different looks to help confuse the other team. We
have a young defense, but I think they'll improve.
They are all pretty quick and they like to hit people."
Kincaid said he thinks Nebraska's offense poses
some special problems for the Cowboys.
"With the offensive personnel they have, they're
going to move the football against anyone in the
country," Kincaid said. "We're not going to be able to
shut them down I dont think anyone in the coun
. try can shut them down, we're just going to try not to
give them the ball in our territory. Well show them a
lot of defenses and try to slow them down."
Wyoming has 10 seniors on its football team this
season and Kincaid said he thinks he has the young
est team in Divison One football.
"We have a lot of inexperience, but dont sell us
short," Kincaid said. "Nebraska has a great program,
but I think we're ready to play them."
The taps, most byjunior Jodie Aguirre, worked by
dropping over the Nebraska blockers and in front of
the back row.
"It's hard to stop that little misdirection play
Pettit said. "They werent hitting into our block very
much. In the second set, we had to drop the blockers
back a bit
"They (Wyoming) played with a lot of emotion,
and it's difficult to keep that up through a whole
match."
Pettit said Wyoming forced Nebraska to handle
the ball more than their last contender, the Univer
sity of Iowa
"This team pointed out some deficiencies we have
that Iowa didnt," Pettit said.
Troubles with sloppy defensive ball diving and
overhitting plagued Nebraska in the first game. Most
of senior Erin Dean's spikes were overshot in the
first game, but improved later in the match.
Pettit said he felt sophomore Michelle Smith caftie
off the bench to intimidate Wyoming in the second
game. "The entire team adjusted to Wyoming, and
our setters performed well," he said.
Dean, sophomore Annie Adamczak, and Smith
led the Cornhuskers in kills. Pettit felt a strong mid
dle, led by Smith, Adamczak, freshman Karen Dahl
gren, and junior Julie Hermann were a strong asset
in Thursday's match.
Wyoming Coach Gerry Greggory, now 1-7 in his
first year, said he felt Nebraska neutralized Wyom
ing's outside attack welL
"I'm realistic enough to know Nebraska is more
experienced and has been at a higher level of com
petition. We're a team that's improving," Gregory
said.
Gregory said he thought the Cowgirls needed to
pass the ball better and be creative. According to
Gregory, Wyoming won the serve-receive battle in
the first game and Nebraska won it thereafter.
Nebraska's next game will be at Kansas Monday
night
'Only game in town' status shared
by KRNU football broadcasters
By Lauri Hopple
In January, KRNU, the UNL student radio sta
tion, was featured in the Daily Nebraskan because
students generally did not know about it Many
more also maybe unaware that KRNU, 90.3 FM, is
the only radio station left in direct competition
with KFAB's otherwise exclusive Husker football
coverage.
The UNL Athletic department gave KRNU encour
agement to continue student coverage of varsity
football games, although the department limited
commercial coverage to only one radio station.
Previously, Lincoln's KFOR and KLIN and
Omaha's WOW, as well as KFAB and KRNU, all
broadcast the varsity football games. But, KFAB
won the bid for an exclusive contract last fall,
leaving KRNU as the only alternative to Lyell
Bremser, Kent Pavelka and Jack Payne.
Despite the face-off, Hal Graves, assistant pro
fessor of broadcast journalism, said KRNU will
not "actively pursue" KFAB's Husker audience.
"If the students do their job right, and I do mine
right, weH develop an audience," Graves said.
KRNU haas broadcast Husker games since
i 972, when the course was first established.
Sophomore John Coffey and senior Roger Mundt
will be the announcers for the Wyoming game.
But, the voices coming from KRNU will most nicely
be different for each home-game broadcast, Graves
said. The broadcasters will be rotated as much as
possible to give experience to as many of the 20
students as is possible. ,
KRNU will send a play-by-play announcer, a
color analysis announcer, a spotter engineer and
statistician to each game. Pre-game previews,
taped by other class members during the week,
will begin 10 minutes before kick off.
"We dont really make any promises to anybody
in the class," Graves said.
He added that everyone in the class will not get
a chance to be a play-by-play or color analyst,
because there are only six home games.
Graves said if he finds two students who work
well together, he might consider having them
cover the end-of-season Big Eight games.
Students who do not have the opportunity to
broadcast UNL games will cover high school foot
ball games or tape coverage of a Nebraska game
without actually broadcasting it, he said.
Graves said that KRNU has been the only station
to cover all freshman and junior varsity football
games, and has sent broadcasts by special arran
gement to the hometowns of Husker juniovarsity
opponents. v
KRNU also covers men's basketball, and will
broadcast women's basketball if the teams sche
dule a double-header.
KRNU is the only station to broadcast complete
Nebraska baseball games as welL
Graves said the KRNU has been the only station
to cover all freshman and junior varsity football
games, and has sent broadcasts by special arran
gement to the hometowns of Huskers junior var
sity opponents. KRNU also covers men's basket
ball, and will braodcast women's basketball if the
teams schedule a double-header.
KRNU is the only station to broadcast compelte
Nebraska baseball games as welL
Graves said he stresses three aspects of broad
casting in his class: game situations, daily sports
casts and a "magazine" radio program.
Game situations are limited to football, basket
ball and baseball, he said. Student daily sports
casts three to five minutes long air hourly
between 7:20 am. and 5:15 p.m. weekdays.
The new, 10-minute magazine program begins
Sept 24, Graves said. "NU 90 Sports Saturday"
will focus on the "whole gamut" of area university
and high school sports events.
Graves said each magazine will include live
interviews, taped interviews and a college foot
ball preview segment
