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Daily Nebraskan
Tuesday, April 22, 1986
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By Lisa M. Henkel
Staff Reporter
The Nebraska Softball team takes on
Kearney State College in its last game
before the Big Eight tournament.
The Cornhuskers, ;U-9, will meet the
Antelopes in a doubleheader today
starting at 3 p.m. at the softball com
plex. Kearney State is 17-14 and ranked
No. 1$ in the NAIA.
Nebraska coach Wayne Daigle said
every game is tough, and he is expect
ing the Kearney state games to be no
different.
"We're just getting in a couple of
more ball games because it's eight or
nine days until we play again," Daigle
said.
Kearney State is bringing an injury
troubled team to Lincoln to meet the
Huskers. The Lopers are without their
best pitcher, Phyllis DeBoer, who is out
with a broken ankle. Freshman Twana
Kush will be pitching the game for
Kearney State.
"She's doing real good for a fresh
man," Kearney State coach Brad Horky
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said.
With 25 games left in Kearney State's
season and the conference tournament
this weekend, Horky said that playing
Nebraska should help his team's confi
dence, "It helps a lot when we play Division
I schools and then come back to our
own level. It gives the girls confidence.
We have a toujih conference, and if we
play Nebraska tough, it should help
confidence-wise," he said.
Horky said that his Lopers are start
ing on the comeback trail.
"We're starting to hit the ball better.
We proved we can come from behind
this weekend," he said.
Kearney State gave Nebraska a tough
game this fall. The Huskers won 2-0
when they met earlier.
"It's easy for an NAIA school to get
up for a Division I school. I always get
pumped when I coach against coach
Daigle," Horky said. "Anytime we play
Nebraska I don't have to worry about
the kids getting up for the game."
After today's games, the Huskers
won't play again until they meet Kan
sas State in the Big Eight tournament.
The tournament is scheduled for May 2
through 4 in St. Joseph, Mo. Nebraska
will play the Wildcats at 10 a.m. May 2.
to win point
for Nebraska
By Jim Ballard
Staff Reporter
, Jeff Reckeweg wants to be a
winner.
"I went to Valparaiso (a univer
sity in Indiana) after high school
because I thought I could start and
wouldn't have to worry about play
ing time, but the coach didn't really
care a whole lot about winning, and
that isn't what I wanted. I wanted to
play for a school that would be com
petitive," he said.
' So Rcckeweg transferred and spent
last season at Southern Idaho Jun
ior College. With his eligibility used
up there, he has decided to play on
Nebraska's bssketbsll team next
year. He joins Coach Danny Nee's
first recruiting clss.
"I went to Southern Idaho for
their reputation," he said. "They
have the highest winning percen
tal of any college, (Division I all
the way down), in the nation. Flus I
really liked the coach," he said. .
The 0-7 forward averaged 10 points
and 6 rebounds a game last year, but
those statistics didn't really reflect
his season.
"I started off slow because I had
a stress fracture in my leg and
missed the first four games of the
season," he said. "I then really
didn't play a whole let till after
Christmas."
He finished the year well by aver
aging in double figures his last few
games.
With his leg back to 100 percent,
the sophomore from Auburn, Ind,,
where he was an all -stater his senior
year, is ready to put on the Husker
uniform.
"Out of all the schools that were
recruiting me, Nebraska had the
best facilities, and I was real im
pressed with them," he said. "I
heard a lot of good things about
coach Nee, and when I talked to him
he seemed enthused, and so were
the players I talked to. It's a good
program to get into the ground floor
with."
Women's program could suffer
from prolonged coach search
Nebraska will name a new women's
basketball coach this afternoon.
It's about time.
Former coach Kelly Hill was fired
March 4. April 22, six weeks later, her
replacement is named.
Former men's coach Moe Iba resigned
March 14 after Nebraska's loss to
Western Kentucky in the first round of
the NCAA tournament. Thirteen days
later, on March 27, Iba was succeeded
by Danny Nee, formerly of Ohio Univer
sity. So why did it take 13 days to hire a
men's coach and six weeks to hire a
women's coach? Not a bad question.
One argument that can be made is
that Nebraska returns all of the players
from this season's women's team, so
recruiting wouldn't be affected. If you
have no spots to fill, no need to hurry on
hiring a coach, they reasoned.
But then again, Nebraska returns all
of its players from a 10-17 team that
finished seventh in the Big Eight stand
ings. Not only is future recruiting hurt by
not hiring a coach sooner, but next
season is hurt as well. For six weeks
the players from the women's team
have wondered about their future at
Nebraska. Will I fit in with the new
coach's system? Should I think about
transferring? How serious is Nebraska's
commitment to the team when it takes
it this long to hire a new coach?
Sunday night the women's team held
its annual banquet at the Hilton Hotel.
Toward the end of the banquet each
player went to the microphone to
comment. All of the players mentioned
that they'd miss Hill. Some said that
her dismissal was a mistake.
But for Hill, the firing might have
been a blessing in disguise. While
Nebraska was taking its time looking
for a coach, Hill was out seeking
employment. She found employment
last week when she was named coach
at Western Illinois University.
Western Illinois finished in last place
in the 10-team Gateway Conference.
The challenge for Hill is definitely
there.
But, other than the fact that Hill is
taking over after a bad season, her
future looks bright. She said she will
get about a $5,000 raise over her salary
at Nebraska. The program has complete
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Asmussen
support from the school's administra
tion and is not overshadowed by a high
powered football or men's basketball
team.
"It's a Division I program," Hill said
Monday. "I took this job based on the
administrative support. It's a different
caliber program than here at Nebraska."
Hill wouldn't condemn the Nebraska
athletic hierarchy for her dismissal.
She said she looks for Nebraska to have
a good women's basketball program.
"The program's on the way," Hill
said. "I'm sure they're going to be
competitive."
She said she is happy with the
opportunity Western Illinois has given
her.
"I'm looking forward to the challenge
of Western Illinois, I'm not looking
back at Nebraska," Hill said.
Hill applied for the Western Illinois
job in March. She said she was contacted
by Western Illinois Athletic Director
Gil Peterson at the women's Final Four
in Lexington, Ken.
Hill said she also applied for coaching
jobs at Southwest Texas State, Colorado
State and George Washington. She said
she was hoping to stay at the Division I
level and not have to be an assistant
coach. Western Illinois satisfied both
criteria.
"Apparently they did a lot of calling
around," Hill said of the Western Illinois
administration. "They didn't ask me
anything about my situation at Nebraska.
More than anything, they were impressed
with my educational background."
Hill said Western Illinois has 10
players returning from last season and
has signed two players during the early
signing period. Hill said she met with
the team and said she thinks they
played a major role in the decision to
hire her.
Hill said the future of the players at
Nebraska is her main concern in leaving.
"I wish the best to the program and
to the players," Hill said. "I don't have
any bitter feelings toward Nebraska."
I wish the best of the luck to the new
coach named today. Finding a replac
ment for someone of Hill's caliber had
to be a difficult task. She will be
missed.
Asmussen is a senior news-editorial major
and Daily Nebraskan sports editor.
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Huskers and Bears
play doubleheader
The Nebraska baseball team will
face Northern Colorado in a double
header today beginning at 1 2:30 p.m. at
Buck Beltzer Field.
The Cornhuskers, 25-14, will be look
ing to break a four-game losing streak
as they play the Bears. Nebraska
dropped three consecutive conference
games to Oklahoma last weekend and
also dropped a single game to Wichita
State.
Northern Colorado, a member of the
North Central Conference, is led by
outfielder Mike Anderson. Anderson is
hitting .444 with seven home runs and
25RBI's.
The top pitcher for the 12-16 Bears is
Rick DeSalle. DeSalle is 4-3 with a 6.64
era.
Nebraska will not only have a chance
to get back on the winning track
against Northern Colorado, but the ser
ies will also mark a homecoming of
sorts for Nebraska baseball coach John
Sanders.
Sanders served as an assistant at
Northern Colorado under the late Peter
Butler in the early stages of his coach
ing career.
