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Wednesday, November 12, 1986 Daily Nebraskan Page 9 it - ii nm mi-.,in '"'-''If" " T . u w -.. - .. .- ........ i,.. . 'j , ' fi '-1 1 -'";'? t I 1 i -' i- ...........,.. ... -A- .1-4 i'.. Doug CarrollDaily Nebraskan Nebraska's Virginia Stahr attempts to spike the ball past an Iowa State defender Tuesday night. Nebraska won 15-5, 15-2, 15-5. Etato wleytall team Tbeats I By Rich Cooper Staff Reporter In their last Big Eight Conference regular season game of the year the Nebraska volley ball team showed why they haven't lost a Big Eight match in 56 games by defeating the Iowa State Cyclones 15-5, 15-2, 15-5 in front of 364 spectators Tuesday night at the Coliseum. The Huskers, who finished their Big Eight regular season at 10-0 are 21-4 and ranked No. 9 in the NCAA rankings and No. 7 in the coaches poll. The No. 1 hitting team in the nation hit .364 against the Cyclones and had a total of 43 kills and 13 service aces. Nebraska coach Terry Pettit said his team played well in preparation for this weekend's West Coast trip to Stockton Calif, for the Wen dy's Classic. This weekend the Huskers will face some of the toughest competition since they played Texas when they play Top Ten-ranked UCLA and No. 1 University of Pacific. Pettit said the two teams will provide tough matches for his team. The Huskers are 1 1-1 on the road this season, Pettit said that the one thing the Huskers have going into the Wendy's Classic is experience. Pettit said the tournament will give his team the opportunity to play against stiff competi tion which will prepare them for the upcoming post-season tournaments. Against Iowa State the Huskers showed why they have dominated the Big Eight for 10 years as they shut down the Cyclone offense in the first game. In the first game, with the game tied 5-5 senior Enid Schonewise, who led all players with 14 kills, and a kill off two Iowa State blockers to put the Huskers out front 6-5, but then Linda Evans, the Cyclone's top middle blocker, came back with a kill down the right state. See VOLLEYBALL on 10 - i v ; h if y . i Taylor doubtful for KU By Tim Hartmann Staff Reporter Linda StoryDaily Nebraskan Nebraska coach Tom Osborne cusses condition. Osborne said Tuesday that he didn t know if Taylor would be ready for Nebraska's game agslnst Kansss Saturday. Bruised ribs and a hip bruise may keep quar terback Steve Taylor on the sideline this Satur day when Nebraska plays at Kansas, Nebraska coach Tom Osborne said. "I would say right now that I have no idea whether Steve Taylor will be well enough to play or not," Osborne said at his weekly press lunch eon Tuesday. Osborne said a number of other players are injured, but Taylor's injury is the most serious. "We've got five or six players that are a little questionable, and I would say of those maybe Steve Taylor is as questionable as anybody," he said. Two of the other injured players are tight ends Mark Diaz, who is being fitted for a new cast on his arm, and Todd Millikan, who has had a hamstring problem. "Todd Millikan, we're hoping, will be O.K.," Osborne said. "I doubt if Todd will maybe prac tice until tomorrow. "Mark Diaz we're hoping to have return to practice today," he said. "If Millikan can't go, we'll certainly need Diaz available." I-back Keith Jones, who missed last week's Iowa State game after having surgery on his thumb, will return for the Kansas game with a cast on his hand. "He seemed to have no trouble hanging onto the ball and catching pitckouts," Osborne said. "Of course, there's a difference between doing . that in practice and trying to hang onto the ball ' when people are grabbing it and hit at you." " Wingback Von Shepard, who has missed most of the season after breaking a bone in his leg in the Oregon game, also will return this week. Osborne said he is not expecting Sheppard to return to his pre-injury form right away. "Von Shepard seems to be improved," Osborne said. "Anytime you're out for a long time, you lose a little quickness and you lose a little bit of confidence in your ability to take a hit." Defensive tackle Lee Jones and defensive end Broderick Thomas are also injured but are expected to play. Osborne said that Kansas reminds him of both Iowa State, a 35-14 loser to Nebraska last week, and South Carolina, whom the Cornhuskers defeated 27-24 earlier this season. "I feel like they're a team, obviously like all teams, we're going to have to be prepared for to play," Osborne said. "I see some analogy to the Iowa State situation they've got very little to lose." Osborne said Kansas, 3-6 overall and 0-5 in the Big Eight, runs an offense similar to South Carolina's. "They run the run-and-shoot," Osborne said. "We didn't do a very good job with that against South Carolina, so we're somewhat concerned about the style of offense they run. They spread people all over. They use a lot of motion. "They run some options," Osborne said. "I would say the offense they run is almost a carbon copy of what South Carolina ran, so we get another crack at it." Osborne said he was impressed with the play of Kansas freshman quarterback Kelly Donohoe, who replaced starter Mike Orth against Colo rado last week. "He throws well and has a little more scram bling ability (than Orth)," Osborne said. Osborne was also impressed with the play of the Kansas receivers and running back Arnold Snell. Defensively, Osborne said, the Jayhawks are an experienced team. "Tjuy, have a reasonable amount of expe "ricncern defense," he saii"J think they start soiakiil.ng like "six or seven saviors on defense." Last week, Kansas lost to Colorado, the only team to beat Nebraska this season. "They probably played Colorado better than we did," Osborne said. Osborne said that despite Kansas' record, he won't hold anybody out to get them healthy for the upcoming Oklahoma game in two weeks. "We'll try to go with our very best players because the Oklahoma game isn't going to mean anything if we lost this one," he said. 4