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About The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 18, 1989)
■MUBMiIt Trivia title match to be televised MTV is coming to Lincoln -- sort of. Craig Christensen, the rela tions director at the Office of Campus Recreation, said his organization will conduct a replica of the MTV program Remote Control when the finals of the sports trivia competition is staged. He said the finals of the contest will resemble Re mote Control because they will be televised and because they will use the same type of ques tion-answer format. University of Nebraska-Lin coln students who arc interested in earning a spot in the finals must attend a preliminary com petition on Jan. 18 in the first floor of the student-recreation center The top eight individu als from that competition will cam second-round berths, with the top four advancing to the finals. Men’s volleyball: UNL beats UNO The UNL men’s volleyball team claimed the slate’s brag ging rights with a victory over the University of Nebraska at Omaha, while two intramural teams claimed their respective titles. The UNL men’s team com bined steady baseline play and a powerful net game to dispose of UNO 15-8, 12-15, 15-2, 15-11 at Mablc Lee Hall. Freedom for Latvia used that same type of strategy against Phi Delta Theta, as it defeated the fraiemily-bascd team two games to none to win the 80 tcam men’s portion of the all university playoffs. The Avengers claimed the 22-tcam women’s title by defeating Bishops Babes two games to one. 1-i—HE-— “ ^ " Shaun Sartin/Daily Nebraskan Nebraska's Karen Jennings dives between a pair of Georgia defenders. Comhusker teams to see competition over holiday break A plethora of events awaits fans who want to spend Christmas break watching sports. The Nebraska men’s and women’s basketball teams will be in action over the break, as will the women’s swimming team and the Comhusker football and wrestling squads. The Christmas break action be gins Dec. 28, wittt the Nebraska women’s basketball team facing Northern Iowa at the Bob Dcvancy Sports Center. The team will travel to Des Moines, Iowa, to face Drake on Jan. 30, and also will square off against Creighton, Northern Illinois, Kansas and Missouri. The Nebraska men’s basketball team will be equally busy, playing four home games over the break. The action begins Dec. 30, with the Husk ers facing Wagner. Nebraska also will compete against Sam Houston State on Jan. 6, Kansas on Jan. 8 and Missouri on Jan. 13. The Missouri contest, which be gins at 1:35 p.m., will be televised by the Raycom network. The women’s swimming team will travel to San Diego to compete in the UCSD Invitational on Dec. 30, and will face USC on Jan. 6. Ne braska’s next home meet is Feb. 3, when the Huskcrs face Arkansas on senior appreciation and alumni rec ognition day. The Nebraska wrestling team will hit the road over the break, traveling to Tempe, Ariz., to compete in the Sun Devil Duals on Jan. 3. The Husk crs also will face Clemson and Vir ginia on Jan. 9 in Clemson, S.C. and will travel to Hampton, \ a., to com pete in the national wrestling team championships Jan. 12-13. The biggest event over the break is the Nebraska football team’s Fiesta Bowl matchup against Florida State. 1 That game will take place Jan. 1 in Tempo, Ariz. —-- 1 Holiday Sounds & Savings <A ^ I Bat Out Of Hell \ vie II tncfudmg A. \ ') HMMnCwWfcl \ M Fo'.c'^rfl0u,Lood \ ----jr.srr.,,... \ _-_I T«°0“'OfTh™.*inl8j|dV’' <T;Q cbs Cp J) . J) J Cassettes available COMPACT DISCS avaiiame TAPES • RECORDS Downtown Store Only