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By Tide UzUkf "We usually alternated every two
Senior Ecpamr downs," Noonan sail "Ha (Spachman)
was quicker so they used bin on pass
Nebraska football player Danny ir.g downs."
Noonan could be a starter on the def- Noonan gained five pounds during
ensive line next fall, but it may not be winter ccf.dltierir.3 and increased his
at the same position he played last performance cn both the hip sled and
year. bench press. He also lowered his tints
Noonan entered spring drills 3 the in the 40-yard dash. He ran an electron-
second-string defensive !.U tac kla be- icaliy timed 4.92 in the 40 this spring,
hind Chris Spachman. Noonan cculd "I gained quite a lot on my speed,"
start at noseguard next fill if Ken Noonan said. "I really needed to work
Shead, who was hcM cut cf spring drlUj on that."
because cf academic problems, can't Noonan has worked on mow than
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just speed since his high school days,
"I might end up at noseuaxd,M Noo- when he led Lincoln Northeast to the-
nan said. "It just depends on whether finals of the Class A state champion
or not Ken comes back." ship his senior year.
Although he has played most of the
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"Back hi high school I worked mainly
on technique, Noonan said. "But when
defense, Noonan has "worked a little you get here they expect you to know
bit at noseguard during scrimmages." technique. You work cn finesse and
"I haven't had to make many adjust- repetition getting everything down
ments, Noonan said or the noseguard
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Noonan played both noseguard and
with reads, but basically it's the same tackle at Northeast.
position. "There are a few differences
with r.fti. hut hflsinsJIv it's th tamm
as playing guard."
As-a freshman at Nebraska, Noonan
Even if Shead returns, Noonan said registered 20 tackles, 10 unassisted,
he will be happy to return to his old and three sacks for the junior varsity
position. k team which finished undefeated that
"It would be nice to stirt," Noonan year." ,.
said. "But I'm still getting a lot cf play- ' Instead of red-shirting during his
ing time." - scpheraore year like most Huskers, '
While Spachman started last year, Noonan was promoted to varsity in 1884
Noonan saw just as much pkying tims, along .with fellow sophomores Kevin
coming off the bench cn rushing dew&s. Parsers, Steve Foreh and Marc Munford.
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, Ircha its sc:r:r.t drought in the sixth
After splitting a pair ef gases with " isrdng. . -.' '.
the Minnesota Golden Gophers Tues-- ' Nebreia scored three more runs in
day, Nebraska's baseball tsaa traveled the seventh isrinj when Je5 Ctiter, a
to Wichita, Kan., V.fd.-.tadqr to play senior fco Evasston, lit smacked a
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three-run hemer. It was Ids . fourth
Nebraska lost lh cpsnisg gams cf heme run cf the sessoi.
Senior pitcher Mark Davis, now 24,
picked up the loss for the Huskers
while Shocker pitcher Greg tafsver.
off after scoriEg 18 rsas in their win . raised his record to 7-2. Eath pitchers
over Minnesota, k stress was held finished the game.
its double-header with, the Wichita
Shockers, 8-4.
The Buskers' bats cpprsrily ccolsd
cers split doubl
ady- Jays in 0
scoreless for the first' fh'3 ks!ng3 by
the third-ranked i
Errors continued to plirae the
Kuskers in the nightcap. Nebraska
Meanwhile, WicMts. State sacred lumped out to a 5-0 lead in the top cf
two runs in the betters cf .the first the first inning, tut the fehocxers
inning to take a lead it never relin-
' Nebraska's winning steeak over in
state rival Creighton reached nine be
fore the Lady Jays used a four-run
inning- to pcrer themselves past the
Euskers 5-3 in the second game of a
doubleheader Wednesday in Omaha.
tad tripled for Nebraska, who scored '
two mns in the fret and four in the
second to put the game out of reach
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reboard
. .The Hsskors fell behind by one run
in the first, then saw Creighion scora,.
fossr in the second. Nebraska scored
trfth far.? rem. frss?a cnearned.
in the bottom of the first The Huskers over Creighton going into the game pd
run in the second Issfc srid &? rscra ccaardtted five errors in that Inning,
The Hiss-kers had won eight straight one 'run 'in each of, the next three
era had eri? five hits, but ing to a 5-4 lead In the bottom or the
hrea 1I. zi errcrs m& second inning. Nebraska's Bill McGuire
in the third
The Shock
capitalized cn t!
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run of the season
At pres3 time, Nebraska was cling-
replaced starting pitcher Jeff Mays in
the second inning.
made it nine straight with a 7-0 victory
in gam one. Pitcher Led Sippd went
the distance for .Nebraska and get
offensive help from sophomore Stacy
Sunny, who doubled, tripled and
homered. Denisa Eckert also Restored
innings but couldn't reach Greightcn
pitcher. Kandy Faust for the winning .
runs. .
The Huskers' record is now 24-7
'while Creighton is 32-10, Nebraska
travels to Ames, Iowa for Big Eight play
this weekend.
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Burr Two West, East 21, Schramm
Four and Nine 13
Abel Three IS, Trance 9
Schraznm Two 21, Abel Thirteen
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Three 11
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After a disappointing weekend in Oklahoma,
the Nebraska men's tennis team returns to Lin
coln Friday and Saturdty fer its last hone meet
of theysar. . . ' ' '
The Huskers lost 9-0 to Oklahoma .State and
8-1 to Oklahoma Isst weekend
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"Ve v?ere just net up to par at all last w
end," Coach Kerry McDermott said. "We knew
Oklahoma State had a better team but we
wanted to score at least twa pcints.
The Huskers also were Hem awry in the -
"'Ye did r.ot r,e cr.eu;h c;7rr:rie:i;irn cn
the cniTTt:," he said. "The p rtnns wouldn't tdk
i ctnir cr.ee tL.y f.t c.;..n, and t te a
a rubles term they Kiust te ab te r:;,
Nebraska's Friday opponent, Kansas State,
, should help the teans con2der.ee.
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