Wednesday, December 3, 1986
Daily Nebraskan
Page 7
Huskers down Hawks, 85-74
By Rich Cooper
Staff Reporter
All day Tuesday before their game
against the Iowa Hawkeyes, Nebraska's
women's basketball team carried red
marbles in their pockets to symbolize
they were going to take the eye out of
the Hawk. The Huskers did just that by
coming from 20 points behind to beat
the No. 1 1 Hawkeyes, 85-74.
The Huskers, who fell behind 29-9
with 12:03 left in the first half scrapped
and scrambled behind Maurtice Ivy's
28 points to win their third game in a
row.
"These girls responded, they knew
that it was going to be a tough game,
but they hung in there and won it,"
Nebraska coach Angela Beck said.
The No. 1 1 Hawkeyes, 1-2 on the sea
son, lost their second game in a row. In
the first ten minutes it looked like the
Hawkeyes would run away with the
game as they jumped out to a 20 point
lead over the Huskers. But the Huskers
slowly started to chip away at the Haw
keyes' lead, by scoring five straight
baskets to pull within 11 points with
4:49 left in the first half.
"The first 10-minutes of the game I
was totally embarrassed about our
play," Beck said. "We were not protect
ing the ball basically we were hand
ing it to them."
Beck said in the second ten min
utes of the first half the Huskers
settled down and started to pick away
at the Hawkeyes' 3-2 zone defense. The
Huskers had some trouble with Iowa's
inside rebounding as the Hawkeyes
pulled down 28 rebounds in the first
half, 15 of them offensive.
Beck said at halftime she told her
team that they had the momentum and
to keep working the ball inside and
drive down the lane to open up shots.
In the second half of the game the
Huskers strategy started to work as
Amy Stephens and Ivy started to pick
apart the Hawkeye defense.
The Huskers with 11:07 left in the
game pulled to within one point when
Ivy hit a 6-foot jump shot from inside
the land to make the score 47-46, but
behind the shooting of Iowa's Lisa Long
and Lynn Kennedy the Hawkeyes jumped
out to a three point lead.
With 8:57 left in the game the
Huskers tied the game up when senior
Stacey Imming drove the lane and
passed to Stephens on the left base
line, Stephens made the 14-foot shot
and was fouled. The free throw
was good for the three-point play.
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Huskers to a come-from-behind victory over the Hawkeyes.
Soil call for bowl balls A prediction
In 10 days, the college football post-season
bowls begin. Of course, with 18 games to choose
from, even the most avid collegiate gridiron
fanatic would get bored with watching each
game. But, hey . . .it is football.
After all, what else is there but basketball and
pardon the expression hockey.
But let's face it. Some of these bowls feature
teams you wouldn't walk across the street to see
during the regular season. So, just when you
thought you had to watch each matchup, you can
relax. Here's what's going to happen in each
game.
Chuck
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California Bowl, Dec. 13: San Jose State
24, Miami (Ohio) 14. Like most people who fol
low college football, I know absolutely nothing
about either of these teams. Miami did beat
Louisiana State earlier in the season, but Colo
rado beat Nebraska, too. San Jose State ran up
more than 40 points in wins over perennial Cali
fornia bullies Fresno State and Fullerton State.
It's really a toss-up . . .1 think.
Independence Bowl, Dec. 20: Missis
-sippi 35, Texas Tech 30. What are these two
teams doing in a post-season game? Oh well.
Both teams have won seven games this season
and both have high-powered offenses. The team
with the last offensive possession of the game
should win it.
Hall of Fame Bowl, Dec. 23: Boston Col
lege 35, Georgia 31. In what should be the first
upset of the 198(5-87 bowl season, Boston College
quarterback Shawn Halloran, who has passed for
2,090 yards this season, should shred a Bulldog
secondary t hat has been vulnerable to good pass
ing attacks all season.
Sun Bowl, Dec. 25: Alabama 24, Washing
ton 13. These two teams are hard to figure.
Washington blasted Ohio State and Brigham
Young at the beginning of the season but then
began a steady decline into its usual state of
mediocrity. Alabama started good, too, but lost
to Penn State 23-3 five weeks ago and hasn't
recovered since. Mike Shula's passing and a
tough rushing defense led by Ail-American line
backer Cornelius Bennett should lead the Crim
son Tide past Washington, led by Don James.
James is considered by many authorities to be
the finest college football coach in America. I
don't know why.
Gator Bowl, Dec. 27: Stanford 38, Clem
son 1 3. Jack Elway's Cardinal have been underes
timated all season and a little frustration could
be vented in this game. Coming off a win over
Arizona in Tokyo last Saturday night, Stanford
will rely on the arm of quarterback John Paye.
Paye has passed for nearly 2,000 yards this sea
son and he may have a field day against Clemson,
whose claim to fame is its stiff rushing defense.
It won't help the Tigers in this game.v
Aloha Bowl, Dec. 27: Arizona 35, North
Carolina 27. Probably no team in college football
has traveled as much this season as Arizona. Last
week, the team was in Tokyo getting beaten by
Stanford. This year, their Christmas will have to
be spent in Honolulu. Poor guys. Their passing
attack should power them by the Tar Heels, but
it could be a scoring duel. North Carolina is No. 6
in total offense, averaging 436 yards per game
33 yards more than Nebraska.
Liberty Bowl, Dec. 29: Minnesota 27,
Tennessee 26. Some people would consider this
score an upset, but not me. Minnesota has come
on strong at the end of the season, beating
Michigan three weeks ago and coming so close
against Iowa the next Saturday. Tennessee, on
the other hand, has been in the toilet from the
onset, losing its home opener against Missis
sippi State. The Vols will challenge late in the
game, but Minnesota's defense, led by line
backer Bruce Holmes, will end any threat.
Gopher quarterback Rickey Foggie is one of the
most underrated quarterbacks in football this
season and he'll prove it in this game.
Freedom Bowl Dec. 30: UCLA 42, Brigham
Young 10. If ever you want to make some money
by betting a bowl game, UCLA is the team to
take. The Bruins are virtually unstoppable in
post-season play. BYU usually is too, but only
when they're playing teams like Wofford and the
Vermont Institute of Mimes. If you li' ed UCLA's
trashing of Iowa last year in the Rose Bowl, you'll
love this one. It won't even be close.
Holiday Bowl, Dec. 30: San Diego State
34, Iowa 27. The Aztecs ended an era last Satur
day, by beating BYU for the WAC Championship.
In this game, they could end another era: that of
Iowa's overrated image. Hayden Fry might not be
at Iowa next season, especially after his Haw
keyes go down in flames in this game. By the way,
San Diego State will be playing in their home
stadium.
All-American Bowl, Dec. 31: Florida
' State 45, Indiana 13. Speaking of betting the
farm on a game. . ..This contest is a true mystery.
Florida State at 6-4-1 and Indiana at 6-5 should
be at home watching the other bowls, not playing
in one. But what the heck. Since it's going to be
played, Bobby Bowden will see that his Semi
noles will play it right. If Florida State gets
ahead early, it's all over. If they get behind, the
game will just take a little longer to be over.
Florida Citrus Bowl, Jan. 1: Auburn 16,
Southern Cal 13. Southern Cal, coming off a
heartbreaking loss to Notre Dame, and Auburn,
coming off an exciting win over Alabama, both
will be on fire for this contest. The key for
Auburn will be the running of Brent Fullwood
and the defense, which played magnificently
against Alabama. In a game that could come
down to the wire, look for Fullwood's running
and big-play abilities to make the difference.
Sugar Bowl, Jan. 1: Nebraska 35, LSU 10.
Ho-hum. Just another Cornhusker-Tiger bowl
shootout. There have been three in the last six
years. Yes, the game is in the Louisiana Super
dome, and yes, LSU fans will be as wild and crazy
as ever, but it won't matter. It won't even be
worth seven points for LSU. Nebraska's defense
will totally dominate the Tiger running game and
LSU's quarterback won't be able to throw the
ball with Danny Noonan and Broderick Thomas
on top of him. This game could start a very long
winning streak for the Huskers. Mark my word.
Cotton Bowl, Jan. 1: Ohio State 34, Texas
A&M 17. In yet another upset, look for the Buck-,
eyes to surprise Texas A&M. Once the initial
Texas A&M surprise is over, Ohio State will jump
all over the Aggies. Linebacker Chris Spielman
will neutralize A&M's ground game, and the
Buckeye secondary, led by Terry White, will han
dle Aggie receivers. Meanwhile, Ohio State quar
teback Jim Karsatos will be playing catch with
All-American wide out Chris Carter, giving the
scoreboard operators little time to waste.
Rose Bowl, Jan. 1: Arizona State 21, Mich
igan 14. There's little to say here. The Big Ten
will receive its annual thumping and Los Angeles
sports writers will write their annual "Go back
home to the snow" columns.
Orange Bowl, Jan. 1: Oklahoma 31,
Arkansas 9. Barry Switzer remembers the last
time his Sooners faced Arkansas in the Orange
Bowl. It wasn't pretty. The Razorbacks com
pletely demoralized Oklahoma, beating them 3 1
6. Lou Holtz, however, won't be on the Arkansas
sidelines this time, and Switzer will unleash the
most unstoppable ground game in college foot
ball to give Arkansas a cold, hard taste of
revenge.
Sunkist Fiesta Bowl, Jan. 2: Miami 35,
Penn State 21. Ohhh, boy! Number 1 against No.
2. The game of the century! We finally have the
perfect game to decide who's No. 1, no argu
ments allowed. Hah! Neither of these teams is
the best in the country. Granted, Miami was
earlier in the year, but that zany bunch from
Norman, Okla., has since taken that honor away.
Penn State would likely be the third-place team
in the Big Eight, let alone the Southeastern
Conference or the Pac Ten. Miami will prove that
to America on Friday night prime-time televi
sion, as Vinnie Testaverde lets the New York
Downtown Athletic Club know that it's made the
right choice for a change. Penn State's only
chance is to play above themselves, like they did
against Alabama midway through the season.
But even a similar effort would get the Nittany
Lions only three or four touchdowns, which won't
be enough to stay close with Jimmy Johnson's
latest version of the "San Quentin Follies."
So there you have it, another college football
season over and done with. Of course, these are
only my predictions. Some may be right, some
might be wrong. Your guess is as good as mine.
I suppose you'll have to watch them all to find
out.
Green is a junior news editorial and criminal jus
tice major from Lincoln and is the Daily Nebras
kan sports editor.
