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22 recruits sign Nebraska letters of intent
Bv Nick Hodge
Senior Reporter
Nebraska coach Tom Osborne
accepted the signatures of 22 scholar
ship recipients while emphasizing
that the recruiting season was not
over during national letter of intent
day Wednesday.
Osborne said he was pleased with
this season’s recruiting class. But he
said Nebraska needs a good crop of
walkons because of the NCAA rules
that restrict the size of the Corn
husker’s freshman team.
“A lot of people think today
means we’re done recruiting, bat
we're actually only about two-thirds
of the way through,” Osborne said.
“We still need the commitments of
some fine walkons. We’ll visit kids
this weekend looking for quality
walkons. Since we must have lower
numbers we'll need to get better
quality.”
Over the years. Nebraska’s fresh
man roster included more than l(X)
players, Osborne said. In recent
years, the freshman team has been cut
to less than 70 members, he said.
Osborne said this year’s recruiting
class is good because 12 of the 22
scholarship players were rated at the
top of their respective positions on
the Nebraska coaching staff’s ‘A
List.' In a normal year, between live
and seven of the Huskers’ top selec
tions accept scholarships, he said.
Nebraska’s recruiting success
meant that none of the scholarship
players came from the B List,’ he
said. 1 his list is made up of players
that Nebraska could have fallen back
on if some of the ‘A List’ players
didn't sign with the Huskers, he said.
The 1989-90 Husker recruits in
clude:
• Trev Alberts, a 6-foot-4, 210
pound fullback-linebacker from Ce
dar Falls, Iowa. Alberts was a two
time all-state linebacker for Class IA
Northern University High School.
• Mike Anderson, a 6-1, 208
pound linebacker from Grand Island.
Anderson was the offensive captain
of the all-class, all-state team as a
tight end.
• Byron Bennett, a 5-11, 175
pound place kicker-punter from
Rowlett, Texas. Bennett made seven
of 10 field goals that measured 40
yards or more while averaging 43
yards per punt
•Troy Branch, a 6-2, 230-pound
linebacker from Camden, N.J.
Branch made 70 unassisted tackles,
including nine sacks, as a senior.
• Lorenzo Brinkley, a 6-0, 185
pound running back from St. Louis,
Mo. Brinkley was an All-Suburban
North Conference quarterback as a
sophomore and junior.
• Derek Brown, a 5-10, 175
pound running back from La Habra,
Calif. Brown was a Parade All-Amer
ica and first-team USA Today All
America selection. He gamed more
than 4,800 yards in his three-year
career.
• Marvin Cailics, a 6-0, 192
pound quarterback from East Ber
nard, Texas. Callies rushed for more
than 1,500 yards while throw ing for
more than 1,150 last season.
• Howard Carter, a 6-4, 205
pound linebacker from Dodge City,
Kan. Carter was an all-class, all-state
selection. He recorded 64 tackles,
including seven for losses, and had
two interceptions as a senior.
• Bart Furrow, a 6-4, 225-pound
offensive/defensive lineman from
Fort Collins, Colo. Furrow led his
team in tackles as a senior by record
ing 122.
• Daryl Green, a 5-10,170-pound
cornerback from West Covina, Calif.
He was a second-team all-league
defensive back as a senior.
• Chad Hunter, a 6-1, 170-pound
safety from Garland. Texas. Hunter
made a team-leading seven intercep
tions as a senior.
• Jerry Irons, a 6-4, 260-pound
middle guard from The Woodlands,
Texas. Irons was a two-time all
greater Houston defensive tackle.
• Mike Jefferson, a 6-2, 258
pound middle guard from Rowlett,
Texas. Jefferson was a three-year
starter at offensive tackle, but also
played defensive tackle.
•l.ance Larson, a 6-6,219-pound
offensive lineman from Moorhead,
Minn. Larson was a Parade All
American defensive tackle.
• Lance Lundberg, a 6-4, 245
pound offensive lineman from
Wausa, Neb. Lundberg was an All
class, all-stale lineman. As a senior,
he made a team-leading 160 tackles.
• David Noonan, a 6-3, 236
pound middle guard from Lincoln.
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Nebraska coach Tom Osborne answers questions.
Noonan earned all-city and second
team all-stale honors at Northeast
High School.
• Vernon Powell, a 5-10, 160
pound wingback from East St. Louis,
III. Powell quarterbacked his team to
consecutive 13-1 records in 1987 and
1988.
• John Recce, a 6-0, 190-pound
safety from Houston, Texas. Reece is
the Huskcrs’ fastest recruit with a 4.4
clocking in the 40-yard dash.
• Will Shields, a 6-2, 243-pound
offensive lineman from Lawton,
Okla. Shields was named the Okla
homa lincman-of-lhc-ycar following
his senior season.
• Omar Solo, a 5-11, 225-pound
fullback from Miami, Fla., is the
Huskers’ only junior college transfer.
He rushed for nearly 600 yards in
eight games as a sophomore for
Western Arizona College.
• Billy Wade, a 6-5, 215-pound,
tight end from Houston, Texas.
• Darren Williams, a 6-2, 215
pound linebacker from Chicago, 111.
Williams made 110 tackles en route
to earning All-State honors as a sen
ior.
Calvin: Comhuskers unofficially won doubles tournament
By Paul Domeier
Stall Reporter
Two doubles learns highlighted
the Nebraska women’s tennis team’s
participation in the Notre Dame
Doubles Tournament by winning
their respective divisions.
Nebraska women’s tennis coach
Gregg Calvin said he was happy with
Nebraska’s performance in the tour
nament last weekend in South Bend,
Ind.
Calvin said the Comhuskers unof
ficially won more matches than any
Loss drops NU
to bottom position
in the Big Eight
By Nick Hodge
Senior Reporter_
The Nebraska men’s basketball
team couldn’t overcome a cold spell
during the final minutes of the first
half en route to dropping an 83*80
decision to Colorado Wednesday
night at the Evenls/Conference Cen
ter in Boulder, Colo.
Colorado outscored Nebraska 20
2 in the last 5:30 of the first half to
takea47-36 halftime lead. The Corn
huskers battled back in the second
half, but could not overcome a 13
poini Buffalo advantage.
The loss left the Huskcrs in last
place in the Big Eight with a 13-10
record overall and a 1-6 mark in the
Big Eight. Colorado improved to 7
13 and 2-5.
Early in the game, the Huskcrs hot
'hooting and aggressive play enabled
them lojumpouttoa 21-11 lead with
12:20 left in the half.
Nebraska coach Danny Nee said
his team did a good job early in the
game, but lost its poise during the
scoring drought.
"We really got off to a great start,
then we hit the end of the first half,"
Nee said on his post-game radio
show. "Wc just don’t have consis
tency. We have to work through that.
’’Colorado has won two-straight
and we’re in the basement.’
The Buffalos defeated Oklahoma
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other squad in the 11 team tourna
ment. Official results were not kept,
so the three-day meet counted as one
day against the 30 date maximum al
lowed by the NCAA.
Nebraska’s No.l doubles team of
Doncta Holmcn and Nancy Tyggum
lost to eventual champions C.C.
Kahili and Tracy Barton of Notre
Dame in the semifinals, 3-6, 1-6.
Holmcn and Tyggum then rallied to
defeat Kristen Mill and Amy Boyle of
Miami University in Ohio ,6-2,6
4 for 3rd place.
IldikoGubaand Kathrin hdclkoi
ter, the Huskers’ No. 2 team, were
undefeated cn route to winning their
division. They defeated Rice’s
Shelly Mack and Michelle Bramblctt
in their final match, 6-3, 6-2.
Calvin said Nebraska’s No. 3 team
of Rachel Collins and Leslie Sue
Jones played its best match of the
year when it defeated Cindy Gal
loway and Suyong Lee of Norihwest
ern, 6-4,7-5. Collins and Jones ended
their weekend by beating Natalie II
lig and Kim Pacclla of Notre Dame
for 1 si place in their division, 6-5, 7
5.
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Leatha Dudeck of Nebraska looks for someone to pass
to as she is awarded by Oklahoma's Kelli Epps.
Meghan Quinn and Claudia
Gandini,Nebraska’s No. 4 team,beat
Andrea Miller and Maura Weidnerof
Noire Dame, 7-6, 6-3, to finish fifth
in their division.
Calvin said he was impressed by
Nebraska’s performance.
“The strides our young people
have made have been impressive,”
he said.
Calvin said he could see definite
benefits from competing in the Notre
Dame Tournament. He said the tour
nament was similar to the Minnesota
Doubles, which the Huskers com
pctcd in Jan. 22-23 in Minneapolis.
"What we liked &boul (the Notre
Dame) tournament wits we got a sec
ond tournament of doubles to make a
whole month of doubles," he said.
"Now we are taking some things
from practice onto the court."
Nebraska now has a month before
it begins official doubles competi
tion. Calvin said he will wait to set the
line-up for Big Eight competition,,
but he feels the success at doubles'
shows that the team will be ready.
"1 think we’ll compete real well,"
Calvin said.
Stephens propels Huskers
to victory over Sooners
By Mike Andreasen
Staff Reporter
A rccord-sciung performance
by guard Amy Stephens propelled
the Nebraska women’s basketball
team to an 85-76 victory against
Oklahoma Wednesday night at the
Bob Devaney Sports Center.
Stephens, a5-fooi-8 senior from
Alliance, set a new Sports Center
individual scoring record by tally
ing 40 points against the Sooners.
That mark shattered Stephens’
previous record of 35, which she
had shared with former Corn
husker Maurtice Ivy.
Stephens said she credits her
record to her teammates. She said
K)st players Ann Halsnc, Kelly
ubert, Shawn Taylor and Kim
Harris all did a nice job of setting
screens.
Stephens said the screens - plus
inside baskets by Harris and
Halsnc - drew the opposition away
from her. She connected on nine
of 14 shots from the field in the
first half en route to finishing with
21 points, then added 19 in the
second half.
‘ ‘I just happened to have the hot
hand/’ Stephens said.
Nebraska women’s basketball
coach Angela Beck said she was
not surprised by Stephens’ per
formancc. She said Stephens was
the beneficiary of an Oklahoma
defense that refused to make ad
justments to try and stop the pre
season All-America selection.
Beck said she did not know it
changing defenses would have
slowed Stephens.
“I don't think it’s possible to [
shut her down,” Beck said.
Oklahoma women’s basketball
coach Valerie Goodwin-Colbert
said she was impressed by
Stephens.
“I’ve always thought she was
the best player in the conference,”
Goodwin-Colbert said. "You al
ways like to see a kid like her, who
is a class act, do well.”
Nebraska overcame a 14 -6 defi
cit early in the first half when
Stephens tallied 19 points to give
the Huskers a 41-33 lead at
halflunc. Nebraska, which raised
its record to 12-10 overall and 3-6
in the Big Eight, then used 19
points by Stephens — two of * hich
came on a record-selling lay up
with 7:31 remaining - to post the
victory.
Beck said she was \ used with
the win. The win snapped Ne
braska’s four-game Big Eight los
tng streak.
“I’m very happy,” Beck said
“These kids deserve a win.”
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