European tour a ‘Lively’ time
for Husker basketball player
By Tim Hartmann
Senior Editor
A trip to England and Czecho
slovakia gave Nebraska basketball
player Kelly Lively a change of
scenery in more than one way.
Not only did Lively travel to
those countries, he played with and
against basketball players other
than hisComhusker teammates for
the first time in a year.
“1 really enjoyed playing with
new people,” Lively said. “Since
last summer, all I’ve been doing is
playing in scrimmages with Ne
braska players.”
Lively, a 6-foot-11 centcr/for
ward from Torrington, Wyo., rc
dshirted last season and will be a
freshman ineligibility next season.
Lively traveled to England and
Czechoslovakia May 25 through
June 4 with the second annual Big
Eight Conference Select team.
Last year’s team, which included
Nebraska sophomore Beau Reid,
toured China.
The Big Eight team, which was
coached by Oklahoma State’s
Leonard Hamilton and included at
least one player from every Big
Eight school, defeated the Great
Britain Olympic team twice, 95-76
and 100-98.
After playing Great Britain, the
Big Eight team then competed in
the Bratislava Tournament in
Czechoslovakia. The Big Eight
squad defeated Sweden 90-83 and
Romania 110-88 before losing two
games to the Bratislava Club team.
Czechoslovakia defeated the
Big Eight team 126-89, and then
115-111 in an overtime game.
That was not the first Lively had
seen of the Bratislava team. Ne
braska losta69-66cxhibition game
to the club last November. Lively
said Bratislava had improved
greatly since then.
The competition the Big Eight
team faced was good, Lively said,
but also different than the fast
paced Big Eight style of play he is
accustomed to.
‘‘They were very structured and
disc iplincd, and they ran a lot of set
plays and picks,” he said. “We had
only practiced together for three or
four days and we liked to run and
gun. We played for fun, but they
took us real seriously because we
were from America.”
The opposition was also very
physical, Lively said, and the refe
rees ignored a lot of pushing and
shoving.
in the six games. Lively played
an average of 14 minutes per game,
averaging 1.3 points and 2.6 re
bounds. Lively said he expects to |
benefit from the trip. *
“It was a real good experience,"
he said. “I got a chance to play real *
physical basketball and I learned |
how to play coming off the bench.” j
The player who most impressed j
Lively on the Big Eight team was 1
senior forward Mill Newton from !
1988 NCAA champion Kansas. j
Newton, who scored 16 points per j
game, was the only Big Eight j
player named to the all-tournament ,
team. I
Besides Lively and Newton, the
team included Dan BeckerofColo
rado, Kansas State’s Steve Henson, |
Byron Irvin and Doug Smith of
Missouri, Thomas Jordan and
Johnny Pittman of Oklahoma
Suite, Tcrrcnec Mullins of Okla
homa and Iowa State’s Terry
Woods.
The Big Eight team also got a
chance to sec and learn about the
countries they were playing in.
“We spent most of our time in
Czechoslovakia,” he said.
“I thought they were real con- ;
servativc and old-fashioned. But
there wasn’t much to do there.
We had a chance to tour London
and Vienna. We spent a whole day
there, which was really nice.”
Softball players finish Husker careers
SOFTBALL from Page 9
senior pitchers Lori Sippel and Donna
Deardorff was a key to Nebraska’s
strong finish.
Sippel finished the season with a
22-11 record, while Deardorff was
17-9. Sippel holds Nebraska records
for career victories, most strikeouts,
most shutouts, most no-hitters and
highest strikcout-per-game ratio.
“Lori Sippel is probably one of the
most consistent players I know of,”
Wolforth said. “She did it all for us.”
Wolforth said Deardorff, who won
her last seven games, finished the
season strong despite struggling ear
lier in the year.
Deardorff was named the Big
Light Tournament's Most Valuable
Player.
Wolforth said senior Margie Ogro
dowicz played well throughout the
season, and that he’s surprised she
wasn’t named to the All-America
team.
‘it was an incredible oversight,”
Wolforth said. “Margie is the best
player in the country and the region,
and there isn’t a thing she couldn’t do.
She was amazing during the final
stretch and will be missed next year.”
i-—
Ogrodowicz played three seasons for
Nebraska after transferring from
Texas Tech. She holds Nebraska ca
reer records for most runs scored,
most stolen bases and highest batting
average.
Leeanna Miles, a senior outfielder
and designated player from North
Platte, also finished her career at
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