Tigers
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Scales, who tallied 44 points and seven
steals in the tournament.
Missouri.46 44 — 90
Nebraska.... 4141—82
At Kansas City, Mo.
Missouri—D Smith 9-20 12-14 31,
Coleman 2-9 9-12 13, Heller 2-5 1-2 5,
Booker 6-11 0-0 16, Peeler 5-15 7-8 18.
Warren 3-3 1-3 7, R.Smith 0-0 0-0 0, Bums
0-0 0-0 0 Totals 27-63 30-39 90.
Nebraska—Farmer 5-123513, Reid 5
10 3-3 15, King 7-12 6-8 20. Moody 3-6 1-2
7, Scales 5-14 0-0 10, Owens 1-2 0 0 2,
Hayes 3-5 1-2 7, Piatkowski 2-8 2-2 8,
Chubick 0-0 0-0 0 Totals 31-69 16-22 82
3-point goals—Missouri 6-13 (Booker
4-6, Peeier 1-4, D Smith 1-3), Nebraska 4
12 (Piatkowski 2-5, Reid 2-2, Farmer 0-3,
Moody 0-1, Scales 0-1). Rebounds—Mis
souri 43 (Peeler 11), Nebraska 39 (King 9).
Assists—Missouri 17 (Peeler 8), Nebraska
17 (Scales 4). Turnovers—Missouri 13
(Peeler 4), Nebraska 14 (Scales 4) Total
fouls—Missouri 16, Nebraska 25 Techni
cal—Nebraska bench A—15,436
Saturday’s game
Nebraska .... 42 45 — 87
Kansas. 42 41 — 83
At Kansas City, Mo
Nebraska—Farmer 2-8 13-16 17, Reid
4-6 0-1 9, King 4-8 3 8 11, Moody 2-34-4 8,
Scales 6-11 4-6 17, Owens 0-0 0-0 0,
Chubick 0-0 0-0 0, Hayes 8-14 1-3 17, Pi
atkowski 3-8 0-0 8 Totals 29-58 25-38 87
Kansas—Jamison 1 -4 4-66, Maddox 4
71-2 9, Randal! 6-8 1-3 13, Brown 7-170-1
17, Jordan 4-9 5-8 14. Scott 5-6 3-7 13.
NCAA
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ton will be taking a record fourth
school to the NCAA tournament. He
previously guided Creighton, Arkan
sas and Kentucky to the tournament.
Top-ranked UNL V, given a chance
to defend its championship by a his
toric reversal by the NCAA, was made
the No. 1 seed in the West Regional
on Sunday in an NCAA tournament
dominated by Eastern teams.
Wood berry 2-2 2-2 6, Tunstall 1-3 3-4 5,
Wagner 0-0 0-00, Nash 0-00-00. Totals 30
56 19-33 83.
3-point goals—Nebraska 4-7 (Piatkow
ski 2-4, Scales 1-2. Reid 1-1), Kansas 4-18
(Brown 3 9, Jordan 1 5, Jamison 0-1, Ran
dall 0-1, Scott 0-1, Tunstall 0-1). Re
bounds—Nebraska 41 (Farmer 13), Kan
sas 30 (Jamison, Jordan 5). Assists—Ne
braska 13 (Reid 4). Kansas 16 (Jordan 5)
Turnovers—Nebraska 14 (Reid 5), Kansas
12 (Jamison 3). Total fouls (da)—Ne
braska 24, Kansas 31 (Randall, Maddox,
Jamison). Technical—Nebraska bench.
A—16,874
Friday's game
Oklahoma.48 52 13 — 113
Nebraska.... 4159 17—117
At Kansas City, Mo
Oklahoma—Holmes 6-13 5-8 17, Web
ster 8-14 4-5 20, Sallier 7-9 4-9 18, Price 7
18 7-8 24, Harris 2-4 7-8 13, Hicks 3-7 4-4
11, Keane 2-4 1-3 5. Evans 0-3 1-21, Ware
0-2 0-1 0, French 0-0 4-4 4. Totals 35-74 37
SI 113.
Nebraska—Farmer 7-14 12-12 2€, Reid
3-6 0-0 7, King 6-16 5-8 17, Moody 3-5 8-10
15, Scales 6-12 2-2 17, Owens 1-2 0-0 2,
Piatkowski 7-16 3-3 19, Hayes 5-12 3-4 13,
Chubick 0-1 1-21, Cresswell 0-0 0-0 0
Totals 38-84 34-41 117.
3-point goals—Oklahoma 6-19 (Price
3 12, Harris 2-2, Hicks 1-3, Evans 0-2), Ne
braska 7-13 (Scales 3-3, Piatkowski 2-6,
Reid 1 -1, Moody 1 -1, Farmer 0-1, Hayes 0
1). Rebounds—Oklahoma 42 (Sallier 11),
Nebraska 55 (Farmer 13) Assists—Okla
homa 14 (Price 5), Nebraska 15 (Piatkowski
6). Turnovers—-Oklahoma 17 (Holmes,
Price 4), Nebraska 20 (Reid 4). Total fouls
(dq)—Oklahoma 29 (Sallier), Nebraska 37
(Farmer, Reid, King, Owens). A—15,833.
Twelve conferences got more than
one bid from the nine-man commit
tee, topped by a record-tying seven
schools from the Big East, six from
the ACC and five from the Big Ten
and Southeastern conferences.
UNLV, on a 41-game winning
streak, was joined as top seed by No.
2 Ohio Staie, No. 5 Arkansas in the
Southeast and No. 7 North Carolina
in the East.
Jim Delany, chairman of the selec
tion committee, said the 64-man team
field reflects greater competitiveness
Michelle Paulmen/Delly Nebraskan
Missouri’s Doug Smith (left) grabs a rebound from Nebraska’s Clifford Scales and Eric
Piatkowski during the final game of the Big Eight Conference tournament in Kansas City’s
Kemper Arena Sunday.
in college basketball.
“Our sense was that all four (region -
als) are tough. What makes the West
tough is that UNLV is in it,” Delany
said. “If you pull UNLV out and put
them in any other region, they would
be considered the toughest of the
regions.”
First-round action begins Thurs
day and Friday at sites around the
country. Second-round winners ad
vance to the regionals the following
weekend, with the four regional win
ners meeting at the Final Four from
March 30-April 1 at Indianapolis.
Pitchers ensure split
with Northern Colorado
By Nick Hytrek
Staff Reporter
Three Nebraska pitchers combined
for a three-hitter as the Cornhusker
baseball team beat Northern Colo
rado 5-2 Sunday at Buck Bcltzcr Field.
The win gave 8-4 Nebraska a split
in the weekend series with the Bears.
Northern Colorado won 4-2 Saturday
with pitcher John Star striking out 15
Huskers.
“Rather than taking the walk when
it showed up, we decided to swing at
balls and take strikes,” Sanders said
after Saturday’s game.
But nine more batters struck out
Sunday, and Nebraska coach John
Sanders wasn’t happy, even after the
victory.
“As far as productivity and per
formance, there wasn’* much improve
ment today,” Sandcis said. “We did
get the win, but other than that we
need improvement. We need to shore
up our performance.”
Nebraska’s John Izumi improved
to 2-0 Sunday, allowing one run on
one hit. He struck out five batters
over four innings. Jeff Nolctlc fol
lowed with four innings of two-hit
ball and bullpen ace Dave Matranga
i
pitched a perfect final inning for the '
save.
Northern Colorado jumped to a 1 -
0 lead in the first inning. Mark Ro
driguez led off with a triple over
centcrfieldcr Jeff Stych’s head and
scored on Mark Cypress’ sacrifice
fly.
Nebraska tied the game in the
bottom of the inning, when Brian
McAm led off with a double and
scored on a Gary Tackett double.
Nebraska look the lead in the bot
tom of the third. Brian Amtzcn walked
to start the inning, advanced to sec
ond base on Tim Seaton’s sacrifice
bunt and moved to third on a single by
McAm. One out later, Dale Hagy
singled to score Amtzen.
Jim Short hit a fly ball to center
field, but Rodriguez dropped it while
trying to make a diving catch, and
two more runs scored.
Northern Colorado cut the lead to
4-2 in the fifth inning, but Nebraska
added its final run in the sixth as
Stych walked, went to third on a single
and scored on a wild pilch.
The Huskcrs will play Northern
Iowa in a doublchcadcr Tuesday in
Cedar Falls, Iowa.
Rec Scoreboard
Results from Thursday’s games
Men's basketball
Fraternity B
Sigma Phi Epsilon B163. Phi Gamma
Delta B1 50. Delta Tau Delta B1 105,
Sigma Chi 49; Lambda Chi Alpha B2 46.
Delta Upsilon B1 45; Sigma Alpha Epsi
lon Bi 57. Chi Phi B1 49; Phi Gamma
Delta 60, Alpha Tau Omega B3 56; Alpha
Tau Omega B2 55, Pi Kappa Phi 33;
Alpha Gamma Rho 49, Theta Chi 34;
Delta Tau Delta B2 67, Sigma Alpha
Epsilon B2 61.
Independent B
Midnight Blue 65, SS Squad 63;
Cather 7-lnd 78, The The 74 OT; Cow
ooys 76, Short-n-Sloppy 61; The Law 53,
Young Guns 49; Law V 61, Misfits 28; Bar
j Stools 74, NA4 46, Looped Mortars 73,
Falcons 33; St. Andrews Sheers 57,
l obos 39
Independent C
4 Jerks & A Squirt 53. Court Gnomes
48; Primetime 80, Sweeet 41; Red Raid
ers 58, Strange Brew 47; Planes, Trains
& Autos 64, Swamp Rats 2 50; HB 56,
Bork Beards 52; Geems Jammers 68,
Just Dc Me 55, Thundering Herd 39,
Squid Row 30; Mod Quad 54, S4D 37.
Co-rec volleyball
A
S A Spikers 2, Acacia B 0; Fluffa
lufacuss 2, Pi Kappa Phi/KAT 0; F.Y.I 2,
Spikers 0; Fluftalutacuss 2, You Said
What 0, F.Y.I. 2, Delta Tau Delta 0; You
Said What 2, Alpha Omicron Pi 0.
B
The Reprise 2, Scramm 2 & the Pos
sey 0; UNMCV-COD 2, Just Don't Matter
1.
C
The Richards 2, Mr Happy 0, Chi Phi
2 2, It's Just Us 0
Women crest with fourth place
By John Gardner
Staff Reporter
The Nebraska women’s track
and field team peaked at the most
opportune time as it placed fourth
at the NCAA Indoor Champion
ships in Indianapolis on Friday and
Saturday.
Nebraska scored 27 points to
place the highest for the Comhusker
women at t'le NCAAs since 1985,
when they also placed fourth.
Nebraska distance coach Jay
Dirksen said the women had an ex
ceptional meet.
“Going into the meet, we didn’t
really discuss how we were going
to do,” Dirksen said, “and as it
came out, almost every one ended
up being All-American.”
Nebraska was led by sprinters
Ximcna Restrepo and Kim Walker.
Walker got things rolling Friday
with a second-place finish in the
200-meter dash in a personal best
time of 23.53. Denise Lucas also
placed in the 200, getting fourth
with a personal-best 24.00.
On S aturday, Restrepo ran a 400
race that made history. She placed
second in a school-record 52.12,
breaking the record of 52.52 set by
Linetta Wilson in 1988. Maicel
Malone of Arizona State won the
event in 51.05 — a meet, colle
giate and American record.
Restrepo’s time also is the second
best in Big Eight history.
Later, in the 1,600 relay, Walker
and Rcstrepo joined Shandle Por
ter and Tranquil Wilson to set yet
another school record.
Lisa Graham ran a school-rec
ord 2:06.93 in the preliminaries of
the 800 only to finish eighth in the
finals. Graham had the fifth-fastest
lime for an American, however, so
she earned All-American honors.
Fran ten Bensel, another All
American, ran a personal-best
4:41.06 in the mile and Cris Hall
placed sixth in the high jump at 5
11 1/2.
For the Nebraska men, lone quali
fier Stephen Golding placed fifth
in the 55 hurdles in 7.31.
Coach
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Jan Karlsson might have been the
inspired one, Karlsson qualified in
the 50 freestyle and was part of two
qualifying relay teams.
And because his times in the 100
and 200 freestyle were under the
optional NCAA entry times, Karlsson
may swim in five events.
“He’s been an outstanding swim
mer from the moment he arrived,”
Bentz said. “We thought he would be
fast and he did excellently.”
Bentz said the H usker 200 and 400
freestyle relay teams were no sur
prise. Karlsson, Ryan Bell, Nate
Kinney and Scddon Key ter swam for
both the teams, setting Big Eight meet
and Sports Center pool records.
Keyteralsomadeasoloqualifying
mark in the 100 freestyle at 44.42,
with an optional entry lime in the 50
freestyle.
Freshman John Arcaroli took charge
of the diving portion of the Big Eight
meet. Arcaroli led the team scoring
on both boards, taking first on the
one-meter board and third on the three
meter board.
The Huskers have three weeks
before the NCAA Championships in
Austin, Texas, and Bentz said they
will use that time to keep swimming
fast and perfect their tapering.
“All the fellows did very well.
They trained hard all season long and
the results show their commitment to
the sport,” he said. “But the fact is,
it’s not over yet.”
SPORTS BRIEFS
NU men’s gymnastics team beats ASU
The fourth-ranked Nebraska
men’s gymnastics team topped
Arizona State 279.4 to 277.4 Sun
day at the Bob Devaney Sports
Center. Senior Brad Bryan won the
all-around with 56.4 points to lead
Nebraska.
“We would’ve scored better with
Sumner Darling,” Nebraska coach
Francis Allen said. “We’re not deep
enough when you take him out of
the lineup. We need to get him
back.”
Darling, a freshman who nor
mally competes in the all-around,
competed only in the pommel horse
because of a sore back.
Burkett Powell had the second
best all-around score for the Com
huskers, a careor-high 55.45.
Season-high score not enough for NU
The Nebraska women’s gym
nastics team scored its highest
point total of the year but lost Fri
day.
Arizona Slate defeated the Com
huskers 194.0 to 189.75 at Tempe,
Ariz., and placed first in every event.
Nebraska coach Rick Walton
said the Husker score was good
because it gives Nebraska a better
average for regionals and solidi
fied the team’s seeding.
The Comhuskers will compete
against West Virginia Tuesday at
the Bob Devaney Sports Center.
— Erik Unger
Husker tennis team splits weekend duals
The Nebraska men’s tennis team
lost 5-4 to Iowa on Friday and
swept past Gustavus Adolphus 9-0
Saturday in Iowa City, Iowa.
“Our loss to Iowa is a good
motivational factor,” Nebraska
coach Kerry McDermott said. “It
made us realize that we can be
beat.”
After splitting singles and the
first two doubles matches, the teams
were to decide the dual at No. 1
doubles.
Huskers Mauhias Mueller and
Scott Randolph beat their Hawkeye
counterparts 6-1 in the first set, but
lost the next two sets in a back-and
forth battle, 7-6 and 7-5.
“That was the most exciting
collegiate match I’ve ever had the
opportunity tocoach," McDermott
said. “Every point had everybody
on the edge of their scat.”
—Jeff Singer