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Kristi Camp performs on the balance beam during Nebraska’s dual against Auburn on Sunday March 8. Huskers beat host to take meet title Women gymnasts hit season-high score From Staff Reports The University of Nebraska women’s gymnastics team recorded its fourth-straight victory Monday by upsetting the host at the Utah Slate Invite at Logan, Utah. The Comhuskers edged the Ag gies 190.00 to 189.95 to improve Ne braska’s record to 7-6ovcrall and4-3 in dual competition. Southern Utah finished third at 187.80 and Boise Stale was fourth with 185.90. Nebraska rcac hed the 190.(X) score for the first lime this season, and it is the fourth time in a row that the Huskers reached a new season-high score. Nebraska’s victory over Utah State, which was ranked in the 20, marks the second-straight upset of a ranked team. Last week the Huskers upset No. 11 Auburn. Nebraska freshman Martha Jen kins won the all-around with a score of 38.30. The win marks the second consecutive all-around title for the Kingwood, Texas, native. Jenkins also lied a Nebraska school record with a 9.85 on the floor exer cise. The Huskers also recorded their fourth-straight win in the vault by porting a 47.50 score. The 48.15 score in the floor exer cise was the Huskers’ second-best of the season. Nebraska freshman Kristi Camp scored a 37.80 to tic for fourth in the all-around, and freshman Nicole Duval was eighth in the same event with a score of 37.50. The Huskers will return to Lincoln thisaflcmoon to prepare forSunday’s 2 p.m. match-up against Big Eight rival Iowa State at the Bob Dcvancy Sports Center. All University of Nebraska-Lin coln students can attend the Huskers’ last meet of the season for free with a UNLI.D. Men s gymnastics team blasts past rival UCLA From Staff Reports The Nebraska men’s gymnastics team coasted to its seventh consecu tive regular-season score above 280 Saturday night in Los Angeles. The top-ranked Comhuskers scored 284.35 to blast second-place UCLA, which scored 274.50. Cal-Santa Bar bara was third with 271.40, while Army was fourth with a 257.80. Nebraska’s Dennis Harrison, who won the floor exercise with a 9.80, finished second in the all-around competition to Cal-Santa Barbara’s Marc Brodman, who scored a 56.20. Harrison scored a 55.80. Husker Richard Grace was third with a 55.65. Nebraska gymnasts won three of the six events, and got second in the other three. Louis Ball look first in the vault with a 9.55, and Burkett Powell and Sumner Darling lied for first in the parallel bars with scored of 9.55. Harrison placed second in the pommel horse and still rings, while , Darling’s 9.70 on the high bar also was good enough for second. Nebraska coach Francis Allen said - ft We had an emotional letdown as soon as we found out we were run ning away with the meet, ” he said. “Other wise, we could have scored 286 easy. Francis Allen Nebraska men 's gymnastics coach -99 " it was difficult for the Huskcrs to keep up their intensity against UCLA. “We had an emotional letdown as soon as we found out we were run ning away with the meet,” he said. “Otherwise, we could have scored 286 easy.” Allen said it was strange to sec UCLA struggling, since the Brums have been one of Nebraska’s biggest rivals during the last 10 years. “They just didn’t look very good,” he said, “it was strange.” Big Eight Tournament means big fun for fans By Thomas Clouse Semor Editor KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Bas ketball, beer and big screen televi sions. This combination made for the busiest weekend of the year for a bar located one block from Kansas City’s Kemper Arena. Connie Hunt, owner of Con nie’s Gcncsscc inn, said the Big Eight Tournament always draws the crowds looking for tickets, beer and good basketball. “1 couldn’t even guess how many people have been through here,” Hunt said. “It’s got to be thou sands.” Connie’s Gcncsscc Inn is lo cated at 1615 Gcncsscc St., which is the main street leading to Kem per Arena. On each day of the four-day tournament, Gcncsscc Street was choked with fans looking for park ing spaces, tailgate panics and tick ets priced up to SI00. The small Gcncssec Inn is sur rounded by a huge irain-yard and old-industrial buildings. “This bar is like a neighborhood bar withoutancighborhood,” Hunt said. The pandemonium caused by this weekend’s tournament helps the bar and grill operate Tor the entire year, she said. “Ttys weekend was lough to get through, but we go through some lough limes, loo. Hunt said. “This weekend is my savings account for the slow times.” The crowds that gathered to watch the games on the big-screen television were a combination of fans from all over, she said. “But we did have a huge Iowa Slate crowd last night,” she said. “They stayed till closing and we _ See HUNT on 8 Future NU player raises hopes Last Saturday was no different from any other at the Bob Dcvancy Sports Center at this lime of year—> a lot of basketball fans had come to watch a little hoops action. But those fans weren’t there to watch Nebraska basketball. Many of them were there to watch someone who could have a very big impact on the future of Nebraska basketball. And they weren’t disappointed. Omaha Benson’s Andre Woolridgc pul on a show, scoring 50 points to lead the Bunnies to the Class A State Championship over Hastings, 95-76. The 50 points broke the Class A career-scoring record, the Class A tournament single-game scoring rec ord and Benson’s single-game scor ing record. Woolridgc, along with Erick Strick land of Bellevue West and Jaron Boone from Salt Lake City, all have signed letters of intent to play for the Corn huskers next season. The three arc being touted as Nebraska’s finest recruiting class ever and Coach Danny Nee still has two scholarships to give. It was obvious during Saturday’s game that many of the people there wanted to see one thing and one thing only — a Woolridgc dunk. And Woolridgc didn’t disappoint them. Midway through the second half, Woolridgc got behind the defense on a fast break and the only thing left in doubt was just how spectacular the dunk would be. It turned out lo be a double-pump, two-handed slam, which brought the crowd to its feel. But Woolridgc said he didn’t do it for the fans — not exactly anyway. He did it for a small cheering section in one comer of the bleachers — his Nick Hytrek future Husker teammates, who had relumed from KansasCily, Mo., after being eliminated from the Big Eight Tournament. “They cheered me on the whole game,” Woolridgc said. “They wanted to see a dunk. I got a fast break and I dunked il for them, and they stood up and cheered for me. 't “I can’t wail to gel up here and ‘ play with them. It’s going to be great next year.” And Husker fans arc sure to agree. Before, during and al ter the game, il was impossible to not hear Woolridgc’s name mentioned. Here’s a short sample of some of the things I overheard: • “Nebraska’s going to be awe- ♦ some next year with Woolridgc and Strickland.” * • “This guy is going to be great „ next year.” • “1 think Woolridgc will be the best player in Nebraska history.” • “I can’t wail to see him out on this same court next year.” Woolridgc can’t wait to set fool on the Dcvancy Center floor on a regular basis, either. After the game, Woolridgc admit ted that the court look some gelling used to, but now it’s one of his favor ites. Benson played all three of its tournament games there. See HYTREK on 8
