Huskers impressive
in Colorado victory
By John Adkisson
Staff Reporter
The Nebraska volleyball team could
have been impressed with a ranked
Colorado team and a large, hostile
crowd Saturday, but the Comhuskers
weren’t impressed at all.
Instead, they were just plain im
pressive.
In a showdown between the Big
Eight’s top two teams, No. 9 Ne
braska swept past No. 18 Colorado
16-14, 15-12, 15-9 and claimed a
two-game conference lead with four
league matches left to play, all at
home.
Nebraska Assistant Coach Cathy
Noth said solid preparation and a good
game plan by Nebraska were the keys
to the Husker victory.
“We were just well prepared,” Noth
said. “We figured that if we could
force them to go to their outside, we
could have some success.”
The Huskcrs came from being
behind 14-10 in the first game to
score the next six points and a 16-14
victory in front of a Colorado record
crowd of 2,453 at the Coors Events
Center.
“That kind of blew the wind right
out of them,” Noth said of the Husk
ers’ six-point comeback. “It was real
difficult for Colorado, but it really
gave us some confidence.”
Another thing that gave Nebraska
confidence was the play of senior
outside hiuer Janet Kruse, who ex
ploded for 19 kills and a .500 hitting
percentage in the match. It was Kruse s
biggest performance since she sprained
an ankle and missed eight matches
earlier this season.
“Kruser’s back to stay,” said Noth.
“It was the first time since the injury
that she had played both consistent
and aggressive. We were all waiting
for that.”
Nebraska also got a big night from
middle blocker Stephanie Thater, who
totaled 14 kills and a .435 hitting
percentage. Setter Nikki Strieker also
added 48 assists to the Husker attack.
Noth said anticipation in Boulder
had been high for the Nebraska match,
and added that during Friday’s Colo
rado-Iowa State match “Help Colo
rado beat Nebraska” flyers were passed
among the crowd.
“But that’s exciting and that’s what
we like,” Noth said. “(Colorado Coach)
Brad Saindon has done a great job
with that program.”
With the win, Nebraska extended
its winning streak to nine and its
record to 16-3 overall, 8-0 in the Big
Eight. The Huskcrs can clinch an
outright 16th straight league title by
winning three of their final four con
ference games.
Noth said that although the Colo
rado match was a critical match for
her team in terms of the conference
race, that fact was never discussed
with the players.
“Nothing really has to be said about
16 straight or anything like that,”
Noth said. “The players realize the
importance of every Big Eight match.”
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SPORTS BRIEFS-1
Women’s swim team receives 1st loss
The Nebraska women’s swim
ming and diving learn lost its first
dual of season Saturday at the Bob
Devancy Sports Center Pool to Iowa
by a score of 154-145.
Nebraska junior Michelle
Butcher led the Comhuskers with
firsts in the 1,000 freestyle (10
minutes 10.58 seconds), the 400
individual medley (4:31.97) and
the 500 freestyle (4:58.37).
Junior Christine Frederick and
sophomore Charlene Bowser both
scored well with one first and two
seconds. Frederick won the 50 frees
tyle (24.19) and scored seconds as
a member of the 200 medley
(1:50.15) and the 400 freestyle
(3:39.01) relays.
Huskers secure entry in championships
Nebraska tennis player Karl
Falkland advanced to the round of
16 at the ITCA Rolex Invitational
in Wichita, Kan., this weekend,
securing for the Comhuskcrs the
opportunity to compete in the
Midwest’s team championships next
month in Des Moines, Iowa.
Falkland advanced after defeat
ing opponents from Southwest
Missouri State and Oral Roberts
University. He lost to the tourney’s
seventh-ranked player, Wichita
Slate’s Simon Cornish, 6-1,6-4.
1991 REC. va OPP.
THROUGH 10/27/91 RECORD PTS. PVS. TOP 25 REC. EXTRA POINTS
JL Florida St. 8-0-0 1,492 1 3-0-0 29-19-0 10-1 over Louisville
3 Miami (3) 7-0-0 1,415 2 2-0-0 23-21-1 Allowed only 7.9 ppg.
3 Washington 7-0-0 1,412 3 2-0-0 28-13-1 No. 1 detense in nation
4 Michigan6 1-0 1,312 4 2-1-0 29-14-1 8-2 last ten vs. Purdue
5 Notre Dame 7-1-0 1,247 5 1-1-0 32-18-1 1963 last loss to Navy
G Florida 6-1-0 1,210 6 3-1-0 28-16-0 4-22-1 record at Auburn
7 Alabama6-1-0 1,058 7 2-1-0 20-18-0 32-1 vs. MSU since 1958
3 Penn St.7-2-0 1,046 8 1-1-0 34-25-0 RB Anderson 100 yds
9 Nebraska 6-1-0 1,002 9 1-1-0 21-20-2 No 1 NCAA rushina team
10 California6 1-0 991 10 M-0 26-17-0 1-1-8 last ten vs. USC j
11 Iowa6-1-0 910 11 1-1-0 21-21-1 2-7-1 last ten vs. OSU
■ 2 Texas A&M 5-1-0 822 13 1-0-0 18-19-1 Shutout Klingler-10 sacks
13 Ohio St.6-1-0 743—14 0-1-0 16-27-0 21-2-1 vs. Iowa since 63
14 Tennessee 4-2-0 693 15 3-2-0 26-12-0 12-0 vs Memphis State
15 Colorado 5-2-0 657 16 1-1-0 26-17-2 8-16-1 at home vs. Neb. ~
IS Clemson 4 1-1 570 19 2-0-0 22-11-0 Won 14 str. over Deacons
IT East Carolina 6-1-0 535 20 2-0-0 29-16-2 1st meeting with Tulane
Syracuse 6-2-0 486 18 2-1-0 33-20-0 Won 5 straight vs Owls
19 N. Carolina St. 6-1-0 401 12 2-1-0 16-19-1 2-6 at S.C since 1976
20 Oklahoma 5-2-0 378 21 0-1-0 17-18-1 Won 20 str, over Wildcats
21 Baylor 6-2-0 287 22 1-1-0 25-22-0 No. 1 offense in SWC
22 Georgia 6 2-0 251 24 2-0-0 24-25-1 Zeier 302 yds most-1963
23 UCLA_5-2-0 156 - 1-2-0 25-18-0 WR LaChapeHe has 11 TPs
24 Arkansas 5-2-0 140 25 0-1-0 21-21-1 24-11 at home vs~~Baytor
25 FreanoSt. 7-0-0 97 - <M)-0 10-38-0 No. 1 offense in tha nation
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