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By Jim Ballard
Staff Reporter
The Nebraska volleyball team fell one game
short of a berth in the NCAA's Final Four for the
second year in a row when it lost to four-time
champion Southern California on Saturday night.
The Cornhuskers lost to Southern Cal in the
finals of the Mid-East Regionals 5-15, 15-1 1, 15-12
and 15 7, before a crowd of 3,300 at the Bob
Devaney Sports Center.
"We're very disappointed," Nebraska coach
Terry Pettit said. "We didn't play very well,
except for the first game. In a match at this level,
you have to stay with your game plan and stress
the other team's limitations, and after the first
game we just didn't get the ball to who we
wanted to."
Southern Cal coach Chuck Erbe said that it
took some time for his team, which is seeded
fourth, to adjust.
"It took us a game to adjust to the level of play
out on the court," he said. "Nebraska came out
and played strong, powerful volleyball in the first
game, just as they had last night (against
Purdue), and we didn't adjust well."
Nebraska jumped out to an early lead, but
then fell behind 3-2.
Behind some key blocks by senior Sharon
Kramer and junior Karen Dahlgren, the Huskers
took a 6-3 lead and never looked back in winning
the first game.
The second game started off the same as the
first. Nebraska took an early 5-0 lead.
"We were hoping to win the first game and
take the crowd out of it," Erbe said. "When we
got down 5-0 in the second game, that was a
critical point. We knew it had to be one game a
piece to establish our game plan.
"If we would have lost that second game, I
would have been real nervous."
Nebraska held a 9-6 advantage in the second
game before Southern Cal reeled off two four
point runs to take a 14-9 lead. From there, it took
the Trojans four tries at game point before they
could seal the win.
"We had to adjust in two areas," Erbe said.
"We got our offense going and found our middle
hitters, and we got in a rhythm at the net when
we got Nebraska's block off-balance. We got our
transition game going, and when we're in it, we
have as strong of a transition game as anybody in
the country."
"When we were swinging, and they were
swinging, we won," Pettit said. "But their plan
was to throw some balls and we didn't handle
that very well.
"Basically it was inexperience under stress.
That's not an excuse, it's just that we couldn't
stay with our plan. If we played in Southern Cal's
conference, there's no question we would be one
of the best teams in the country."
In the third game, Nebraska came back from
an 1 1-4 margin to tie it at 1 1-1 1. But Southern Cal
pulled away for the win.
In the fourth and final game, Southern Cal ran
off seven straight points before the Huskers even
got a chance to serve. The Huskers pulled to
within 9-5, but that was all the closer they could
come as Southern Cal won 15-7.
"In the second and third games, we scored on
our adjustments, but the key to the fourth game
was that we served real strong, and that made
Nebraska's middle attack more tough to do,"
Erbe said.
Southern Cal. now 25-8, advances to the Final
Four in Kalamazoo, Mich.
Erbe said that the Southern Cal players didn t
celebrate much after their victory on Saturday.
"The feeling they have is one of satisfaction
and accomplishment, but they still have a goal,"
he said.
With the loss, Nebraska ended its season at
28-3, Pettit said that was something that
couldn't be overlooked.
"We had a great season," he said, "When we
started it off, we talked about winning the
national championship. When we step back and
look at it, nobody at the beginning of the season
could have known that Tisha Delaney would step
in and do the job that she did. Also, Enid
(Schonewise) and Kathi (DeBoer) did a good job
stepping in as full-time starters. In fact, I don't
know of a player that didn't have her best season
this year."
Nebraska placed two players on the all
tournament team: Dahlgren and Schonewise.
Southern Cal placed three: Kim Ruddins, Tracy
Clark and Yvonne Lewis. Purdue's Linda Reichel
rounded out the team.
Fiesta Bowl preview: Nebraska vs. Michigan
Editor's note: The following is a
position analysis of the Fiesta Bowl.
The analysis is that of the Daily Ne
braskan staff reporters listed after
each story.
Quarterbacks
Some questions will be answered on
Jan, 1, 198a .
O Will Nebraska's "revolving door"
quarterback situation be able to offset
Michigan's signal caller Jim Harbaugh?
O If it does, will Wolverine fans
howl "Bo must go" after Michigan loses
its 1 1th bowl game against six wins in
the school's history?
The answer probably will be no. Har
baugh has set several Michigan passing
records and hasn't thrown an intercep
tion since Oct. 12.
Meanwhile, NU's sophomore McCa
thorn Clayton, senior Travis Turner and
freshman Steve Taylor have taken turns
leading the Cornhusker offense. How
ever, Turner has a knee injury and will
miss the final collegiate game. That
leaves Clayton and Taylor.
Nebraska coach Tom Osborne said
there is a "5 percent chance Taylor will
start in the Fiesta Bowl. That uncer
tainty has plagued the Cornhuskers'
quarterback position all season. That
5 percent of doubt could mean a 10
point turnaround.
The Wolverines have stuck with Har
baugh all season, and they have gotten
much more out of the position than the
Huskers,. Harbaugh has passed for
1,913 yards this season, a school record.
But Nebraska has better rushing
quarterbacks. Clayton and Taylor have
combined for 640 yards in the air, but
have rushed for 51 1. Clayton averaged 3.5
yards a carry and Taylor 7.4. Harbaugh
has only 159 yards rushing.
Based on those statistics, Nebraska
holds a solid advantage rushing, but
Harbaugh's passing figures give the
Wolverines much more. Quarterbacks:
Big advantage Michigan.
P.IIke Rellley
Senior Reporter
Running backs
Few enjoy having their backfields
compared to Nebraska's. Add mighty
Michigan to the list.
Southern Cal used to be the place to
hang out to watch Heisman candidates
juke and jive for 200 yards a game. All
things must change. Nebraska has
taken over as the tailback capital of
the football world.
Doug DuBose is continuing the tra
dition. Hipp, Redwine, and Rozier's
shoes are size 14 EE tough to fill.
But DuBose has been nothing less than
a nightmare for teams that lack a tough
defensive line.
DuBose's 116-yard average a game
was good enough for second best in the
run-oriented Big Eight. But can second
best cut the mustard against a stingy
defense?
DuBose goes from average to all
world the minute he gets through the
line. DuBose couldn't find the secon
dary against Oklahoma, and don't look
for it to happen Jan. 1 in the Fiesta
Bowl with any regularity.
Fullback Tom Rathman has no com
plaints with the size of holes. The red-and-white
bus rambled for nearly 900
yards this year, 7.5 yards a carry. Not
bad for a fullback.
But Rathman fumbles, right? Nega
tive. Fumbling is in Rathman's past.
At 5-7 and 175 pounds, sophomore
tailback Jamie Morris is tiny. But his
statistics are not. The speedster picked
up 893 yards to lead Michigan's ground
attack.
Fullback Gerald White checks in 40
pounds heavier and will get Michigan's
tough yards. White was good for 4.5
yards a carry this year.
Adequate? Yes, but don't look for
Heisman trophies in Ann Arbor, Mich. ,
The old cliche says games are won
and lost in the trenches. For Nebras
kans, it's a shame the Fiesta Bowl
couldn't be decided in the backfield.
Running backs: Big edge to Nebraska.
Steve Thomas
Staff Reporter
Receivers
When you think of Michigan and
Nebraska football, you think of running
teams: Tight ends are used as extra
linemen and split ends as down-field
blockers.
But Michigan has followed the Big
Ten trend and relied more on the pass.
This year, Paul Jokisch led the team
in receiving. Jokisch, a senior from
Birmingham, Mich., caught 36 passes
for 666 yards and an 18.5-yard average.
Jokisch's career number of catches was
only 10 entering this season.
The second leading receiver on the
team was tight end Eric Kattus. Kattus,
a senior from Cincinnati, was a third
team Ail-American and was selected to
play in the East-West Shrine game this
year. An excellent blocker, Kattus had
35 catches this year with a 15.5 yard
average. His career high before this
year was four.
For Nebraska, the leading receiver
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led the Cornhuskers with 16 catches in
11 games. Although he was not among
the leaders in number of catches,
Schnitzler was second in the Big Eight
in number of yards a catch, with a
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Michigan threw almost 100 more
passes this year than Nebraska. Except
for the top two receivers, Michigan
mostly threw to running backs. Ne
braska threw downfield more. Receiv
ers even.
Brian Kecncn
Staff Reporter
Linebackers
At linebacker, Michigan has better
statistics, but they're also greater in
numbers.
Michigan ranks first in the nation in
scoring defense, surrendering only 6.8
points a game. Its linebacking corps
has played an important role in that
statistic.
The Wolverines run a 3-4 defensive
alignment. They have three linemen
and four linebackers. Nebraska runs a
5-2 most of the time. Three of Michi
gan's top six tacklers are linebackers.
Andy Moeller, a senior inside line
backer, led the Wolverines in tackles
this season. He had 80 individual tack
les and 52 assists for a total of 132.
Another inside linebacker, senior Mike
Mallory, is second with 99 total tackles.
Outside linebackers Jim Scarcelli and
Jeff Akers have combined for 80 total
tackles. Akers has seven quarterback
sacks this year.
However, Nebraska has a big advan
tage of depth. When Marc Munford was
sidelined with knee injuries for the
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Missouri and Oklahoma games, junior
Kevin Parsons stepped into the start
ing lineup and was the Huskers' leading
tackier in each game.
Munford will miss the Fiesta Bowl
also. He underwent knee surgery fol
lowing the Kansas game and developed
kidney problems while in the hospital.
Munford will be missed. He led the
Huskers with 67 tackles this year and
had, two interceptions. Senior Mike
Knox ranks right behind Munford with
65 tackles and two interceptions.
The Huskers' supporting cast in
cludes Chad Daffer, Steve Forch and
freshman LeRoy Etienne. Daffer has 31
tackles this year.
Despite the loss of Munford, Ne
braska still has an edge because of
depth. Linebackers: Slight advantage
to Nebraska.
Mike Reilley
Senior Reporter
Defensive backs
It's always better to have more of a
good thing.
That's what Nebraska's defensive
backfield has. Just as Nebraska's line
backers have more depth than does
Michigan, so do its defensive backs.
Statistically, the backfields are mir
ror images of each other. Michigan is
led by junior cornerback Garland Riv
ers, who has 63 tackles this year, and
safety Ivan Hicks, who has five inter
ceptions. Nebraska's leaders include safety
Chris Carr (31 tackles, 3 interceptions)
and Brian Washington (37 tackles, 3
interceptions).
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