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Nebraska's Gil Sanchez, bottom, practices with an unidentified Husker wrestler. Sanchez, 13-0
in dual meets this season, will try to improve his record along with Nebraska's.
Husker wrestlers plan to pounce
mpon Pantlhers at Cedar Falls
3y Mark Derowitsch
3ta(f Reporter
Nebraska's wrestling team hopes to
improve its U-4 dual record today, but
the task will not be easy since the
Huskers must travel to Cedar Falls,
Iowa, to take on No. 6-ranked Northern
Iowa. ,
Although the Panthers are ranked
higher than Nebraska, Husker coach
Tim Neumann is optimistic.
"They are in the favorite's role, but I
can see going 5-5 with them," Neumann
said. "We'll go all out and if we don't
win I'll be disappointed.
"We've wrestled them at almost
every weight in open tournaments this
season and we've won four of them. We
just need to win two of the other six to
; win.
Northern Iowa coach'Don Briggs said
he also thinks ratings can deceive.
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The other transfer is William Scott,
who came to Kansas State from State
Fair Community College in Sedalia, Mo,
The 6-2 guard is averaging 16.2 points a
game.
Steve Henson, a freshman from
McPherson, Kan., High School, is the
other starter. Henson was a two-year
all-state performer in high school, where
he was also an All-American in track.
Nee said that the Wildcats are strong,
even though they start three juniors, a
sophomore and a freshman. ,
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"The ranking doesn't make much
difference," Briggs said. "Personally,
I've ranked them quite a bit higher
since I'm in a. coaches' poll. I feel that
they are a very strong team, and we're
going to gear up for the meet."
Although Nebraska has a 3-23 record
against Northern Iowa, Neumann said
that won't affect the Huskers.
"The jinx isn't as strong as one
might think," Neumann said. "In recent
years, we've won three of the last six
meets against them. Also, two years ago
we wrestled them when they were fifth
in the nation and we were 22nd. We
went up to Cedar Falls and beat them.
So I don't see a jinx anymore."
One factor that could help Nebraska
is that the Huskers are coming off a big
win against Big Eight defending cham
pion Oklahoma.
"I feel it (the win over Oklahoma)
should give us confidence to wrestle
Big-8 lead at stake-out
By Rob White
Senior Reporter
When Nebraska plays the Kansas
State Wildcats Saturday at the Bob
Devaney Sports Center, the women's
team will be gunning for a pair of lofty
targets.
Not only would a victory give the
Cornhuskers a school-record seven Big
Eight Conference wins, but it also
would boost them into a share of the
conference lead with the Wildcats.
"I don't think we'll have any prob
lem, in getting up for the game,"
Nebraska coach Angela Beck said.
Nebraska is 6-4 in the Big Eight and
13-10 overall, while Kansas State is 7-3
and 18-5 overall.
The two clubs met Jan. 14 in Man
hattan, Kan, where the Wildcats won
81-76.
"I think our previous history with
Kansas State attributed to our defeat
in that game," Beck said. "We went
down there the year before and got
blown out (101-67), and I think that
deep in the back of our minds we didn't
have the mental attitude that we
"I really think they're for real," he
said. I think they're a really fine bas
ketball team.
"They've just got good balance."
Nee said that in their previous loss
to Kansas State, Nebraska committed
too many turnovers against the Wild
cats' pressure defense. Nee said han
dling that pressure would be important
in this game.
"The key, the big thing, is they really
do a great job defensively," Nee said.
Tip-off is scheduled for 1:10 p.m.
Saturday In the Bob Devaney Sports
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with anybody," Neumann said. "On the
other hand, we have to watch out for a
letdown since teams tend to let down
after reaching a goal, and one of our
goals this season was to beat Oklahoma."
Briggs said he also feels that Ne
braska's win should aid the Huskers.
"Being on a high can start a roll,"
Briggs said. "We're not taking them
lightly and we're going to wrestle
intensely against them."
Although the win against Oklahoma
should give Nebraska momentum,
Neumann said he thinks the key to the
meet is basic wrestling.
"(The key to the meet) is wrestling
on the mat," Neumann said. "Before we
can contend for a top-10 position, we
have to do that. In a way it was almost
comical when someone would try to
stand up against us and we would let
them do so. But we've been working on
it (at practice) "
needed."
Nebraska fell behind by 12 points in
the first half before closing the gap in
the second. .
"We came back in the second half
and surprised ourselves a little and lost
by five," Beck said. "I think we'll be
better prepared mentally this time.
Having the game on our home court will
be an advantage, too."
Kansas State's January victory raised
the all-time record between the two
schools to 2 1-3 in favor of the Wildcats.
Beck said the Huskers will have to
stop center Sue Leiding and forward
Carlisa Thomas this time. Leiding scored
20 points and Thomas 17 in Manhattan.
"They've got good balance with Leid
ing and Thomas," Beck said. "Thomas
is averaging 1 1 points and nine boards,
and is the kind of player who can grab
the rebound and dribble the length of
the floor with it.
"We need to keep those two from
scoring, but then they have four players
who are averaging double figures and
six that average seven points, so they're
very balanced."
Beck said the Huskers may play in a
zone in an attempt to stop Leiding, 6-2,
and Thomas, 5-9.
"I'd like to play a little man, but I
don't think we'll match up very well
with them," Beck said. "We'll probably
play some combination defenses and a
little full-court defense. We'll mix it up -and
try to keep them guessing. The first
time we played, we went to a zone late
in the game and forced them to shoot
from the outside, and that worked
pretty well."
Nebraska topped Iowa State 71-65
Wednesday night despite shooting just
38 percent from the field.
"I didn't feel we played very well at
all," Beck said. "Our snooting was the
poorest it's been all season. Our confi
dence was down after losing a couple of
big road games, but we did manage to
win by six points."
By David Mussman
Staff Reporter
' The Nebraska men's ar.d women's
sv.'im tea::is will meet Ka::s$ fiat
urd:'.y at 1:30 p.m. at the Bob Tkva
r.cy f-'ports Center. It is the final
dual of the season for both teams.
The Hunkers, currently No. 15 in
th? cciuUry, will face a good cha.1
! r "3 Ltn the Jajhr.vks, said Coach
f Ecntz.
"They're a serious, ha!!ei:;e,"
C;T.tz said, "We'll have to swira far.t
and compete well. It all co:aes down
ti that tottcn line." '
The distance races will be espe
(iai!y challenging for Nebraska to
vin, Bcntz said. In the l,GG0-yard
freestyle, the Cornhuskers are de-.
pending on freshman Jaco Krugcr.
Kruger will be taking on last year's
Big Eight cliair.pion for Kansas Chuck
Jones.
The 1 00- and 200-yard backstroke
events will feature Big Eiht cham
pion Ed Jowdy for the Huskers and
rar.r.er-up GlennTrammcIl for Kansas.
The Nebraska men have posted a
necrd cf 7-1 this ssoaca, hdiing
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By Rich Cooper
Staff Reporter
In its last two meets, the Nebraska
women's gymnastics team has broken
the school record for overall team
scoring.
The Cornhuskers will try to make it
three in a row Sunday night as they face
Auburn at the Bob Devaney Sports
Center.
Against No. 1-ranked Utah Feb. 2,
Nebraska scored 184.25. Sophomore
Jeaneane Smith broke her own school
record from last season with a score of
37.60.
Last Saturday, the Huskers hosted
the Heartland Invitational and again
set a school record of 184.90. Smith
finished second in the all-around behind
Oklahoma's Kelly Garrison-Steves with
a 37.75. Smith also broke the Nebraska
record in the floor exercise with a 9.7.
Nebraska coach Rick Walton called
the Huskers' performance Saturday
night the best he's ever seen at the Bob
Devaney Sports Center. He said he
thought Oklahoma was surprised that
they were defeated by Nebraska.
Walton said he thinks Nebraska can
score at least 186 if the Huskers rotate
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teams. The Jayhawks come into
Saturday's meet with a record of 4 3.
The Nebraska women, having one
of their best seascr.3 ever at 10-2,
face their greatest Big Eight Con
ference chalkr against Kansas,
Coach Ray Huppcrt said.
"In every race there's a key
the two -. best ts?r.3 in the corfer-,
er.ee, so no one race is more irapor-
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team that. has defeated Karros in
dual cerapetitior Huppsrt said.
Except for the last two seasons,
when Nebraska won the champion-,
ship, Kansas has won every other
year. "':;;;; ;;';"' ;
Huppert said two Huskers have
already qualified for NCAA compe
tition Dana Powers, in two events,
and Erin Hurley. He said he hopes to
see more qualifying times this meet.
Eleven Husker seniors will com
pete in their last home meet Satur
day senior swimmers Jeff Brown,
Ernie Duran, Mike Edmondson, Jim
Fellows, Doug Hubner, Tony Poleo,
Trischa Zorn, All Americans Shauna
Gilrrvore and Dar.a Powers and div
ers Eric O'r.ilens r"d Heidi Heckcr,
meet Auburn
through the events without falling.
"If we can manage to hit all four
events in one night, we can score 186 to
187," he said. "The funny thing is, we
didn't even hit three events with Ariz
ona State and Oklahoma, but we still
scored a 184."
Walton will be competing against
his former boss, Robert Dillard Sunday
night. After graduating from Jackson
ville State in 1979, Walton served as
Dillard's assistant coach until 1980.
Walton said Dillard got him started
in coaching and that he learned a lot
while working for him.
Before Sunday night's meet, Auburn
will compete in the Purina Cat Classic
in Columbia, Mo., Friday and Saturday.
Walton said Auburn may be affected by
the traveling by Sunday.
Walton said that this week is the
first in nearly a month that Nebraska
has been able to practice for the entire
week. He said that he hopes to accomp
lish some things with the younger team
members during Sunday's meet.
Walton said he hopes to get fresh
. man Angie Burdette into all-around
competition for Nebraska. Burdette
has been slowed by an ankle injury for
the last two weeks and has seen
limited action. 1 ' ;
Davt CentzDally Nebraskan
a fast bresk during Nebraska's
23, will try to do her part to lift
Steta Ssturdcy.
