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Tuesday, March 20, 1934 Daily Nebraskan Recruiting battle up to Hill By Gcctt Ahlstrand said Nebraska has re- help the squad. ceived verbal commit- "Everybody we're re Nebraska, a team not merits from some top cruiting has enough ta- notecuormeir recruit- ing in women's basket ball, is out to change that image, said first year Coach Kelly Hill. The Huskers are start ing a recruiting program that should make Neb raska a recruiting force to be reckoned with, she said. "iou cant just snow up uii tnc Mjeiif now and expect to sign top quality players," Hill said. "Recruiting is down to a science these days, and you have to put a lot into it." For Hill the off-season schedule has been filled with trips to state tour naments. Hill is not only recruiting players to fill spots on next year's ros ter, but also is looking at prospective recruits who now are sopho mores and juniors. "By watching them (sophomores and jun iors) at the state tour nament and then mail ing them information about Nebraska, we're letting them get famil iar," Hill said. "Then, when they're seniors they're aware of us and they know that we care." Hill and assistant coaches Holly Warlick and Mavis Washington have been putting in late hours to fight Neb raska's average re cruiting reputation. "We're really putting a lot of energy into our recruiting this year," Hill said. "But all of the leg work and homework that we've done is really go ing to help us in the future." National letter of in tent signing day is not until April 9, but Hill Entries due for softball, soccer teams Entries are due at 5 p.m today for soccer and slow pitch softball All en tries should be sent to the Campus Recreation Office, 1740 Vine. The entry and award fee for both men's and women's soccer is $15. Due to limited time and field space, no more than three teams may be enter ed per organization. All play will be in a round-robin league with a single elimination post season tournament. Play begins Tuesday, April 3.. Awesome Eight won the women's championship Rebels won the men's title. - The entry and award fee for women's and co rec slow-pitch softball is $10. Co-rec teams consist of five men and five wom en. The Gators won last year's women's champion ship, while the co-rec win ner wa3 Sandy's Baggers. Note The outdoor photography show and contest has been extend-. ed until mid-April. More information will be avail- hizh school nlavrrs. A f. , j 6-2 junior college trans- fer and a point guard are among those, and Nebraska also is in the State player from Colo "6 ability to play in a run State nlnver from Colo- r- i :a rado and Maurtiee Iw. a 5-9 forward for Ne- braska Class A state champion Omaha Cen- tral. Ivy has said she wul decide between Ne- braska and Kansas, Hill said Ivy would make a fine addition to the Nebraska team, but that all of the players she has recruited could f - t - t lonttnstnninandstart . 1 for us next year," Hill said, A key element in all of the layers is the ning oneiise, mic &iuu. "We've built our pro- gram Wltn a last $tvIe of play and we're going to continue to piaymui VtiJ - It's fun for the fans and the players," Hill said. "I imagine if we recruited a 6-G cen ter, we'd probably change our style. But the chances of that hap pening aren't too high." V V v. , i, " V V, X. V I - i i H 1 ' ' ' 1 o ..' - 1. f : '.." . L,.tf'VI S:.ii I t.i .n.illllillftillliliitititiniiit'th J yi. ;;.,... :": j i ' i m .1 IiV'ii in nViii-n nVliVu lii .i i ! li ii. in i in n. a At. 1 . V,- ; V V : i . ; - - ' f rW svr -t- - J(-j W ' 1 " f J"
