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NU to attempt reversal of Blue jay fortune
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Nebraska’s Jed Dalton puts down a bunt against Washburn last week. The Cornhuskers will travel to Omaha today to play
Creighton. The 8luejays won the first meeting between the two teams this season 19-1.
I Rhythm, scoring
vital, coach says
By Peter Theoharis
Staff Reporter
Nebraska’s baseball team takes its
show on the road for the first time
since March when it travels to Omaha
to play Creighton today at 3 p.m.
The last time the 24-13 Cornhuskcrs
were on the road was March 16-21
when they played in the Pepsi/Johnny
Quick Classic in Fresno, Calif.
Creighton is com ing off a success
ful weekend in which it won two of
three games from then-No. 1 Wichita
State.
The Blucjays’ success over the
weekend has pushed them up 14 spots
to No. 15 in this week’s Collegiate
Baseball ratings. The Blucjays are
ranked 20th by Baseball America.
“They’ve won some big games,”
Huskcr coach John Sanders said.
“They’ve done a good job recently.”
Nebraska experienced some suc
cess of its own last weekend as it split
a four-game scries with Oklahoma
Stale.
The showing against the Cowboys
did not go without some deep scars
being left on the Huskcr roster, though.
Outfielder Korly Kulhanck injured
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Tennis player's return
ends set of problems
Flannery competitive after dismal season
By Jeff Singer
Staff Reporter
What a difference a year makes.
That statement couldn’t be any
closer to the truth for Nebraska
tennis player Ann Flannery.
Heading into the final weekend
of Big Eight competition, Flan
nery is in con
tention for both
a singles and
doubles confer
ence title.
It is a com
plete reversal of
fortunes for
Flannery.
Last season
Flannery she competed at
No. 2 singles for the Comhuskcrs
and finished the season with a 1-6
Big Eight record and a 6-18 mark
overall. Flannery capped that sea
son with a seventh-place finish at
the Big Eight Championships,
winning only one match to avoid
ending the season in the confer
ence basement.
“Last year, everything that could
go wrong did go wrong,” Flannery
said. “It was embarrassing and
humiliating coming off of the court
each time.
Flannery said a combination of
problems with last year’s coach
Bob Hampton and internal fight
ing among teammates led to her
troubles on the court.
“Last year I couldn’t handle all
those problems and was mentally
freaked out,” Flannery said. “I was
having major confidence problems
and couldn’t even remember how
to hit the ball.”
Another factor that helped add
salt to Flannery’s wounds came
last August. When the Husker
thought her problems were behind
her, she tore four ligaments in her
ankle. She was forced to sit out the
majority of the fall season to recu
perate.
But 1991 is a distant memory
for both Flannery and her Nebraska
teammates, Flannery said.
A new coach in Scott Jacobson,
a more cohesive team and a healthy
ankle have helped the junior from
San Antonio to a 3-1 conference
record to accompany her 8-2 over
all mark at No. 3 singles.
“With the backing I’ve received
from my teammates and coach,
I’ve gotten more confidence and
can forget last year’s nightmare,”
Flannery said.
Flannery said her success this
season had come from her ability
to stay focused on the court.
“I’ve learned it doesn’t matter
what my opponents do, it just matters
what goes on in my head,” Flan
nery said. “As long as I’m not
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NU softball team wins tourney
From Staff Reports
The Nebraska softball team de
feated Creighton 3-1 Tuesday in
Omaha to win the Creighton Invita
tional.
The tournament was run Saturday
and Sunday but was halted Sunday
because of cold weather.
Nebraska, 3-1 in the tournament
and 15-20 overall, was led by Misti
Guenther who had two hits and one
run batted in. It was Nebraska’s sev
enth win in its past eight games.
Comhuskcr freshman pitcher Emily
Mannon picked up the win to im
prove her record to 5-7. Lisa Shandy
pitched two innings of hitless relief to
record her third save.
Huskers Kris Vucurevic and Shae
Sloan were named to the all-tourna
ment team.
Women golfers take third in invite
By Robert Birkeland
Staff Reporter _
After leading for the first two rounds,
the Nebraska women’s golf team shot
a disappointing final round and fin
ished third in the Huskcr Invitational
at Pioneers Golf Course.
The Comhuskers went into Tues
day’s final round with a three-shot
lead but were edged out by one stroke
by Memphis State.
The Tigers finished the 54-holc
tournament with a score of 949, nip
ping Nebraska and Iowa Slate.
Iowa State and Nebraska tied at
950, but the Cyclones were awarded
second place because of lower indi
vidual scores.
Northern Illinois finished in fourth
at959 and W i scon sin was fifth at 960.
Missouri-Kansas City and Creighton
also competed.
Nebraska coach Robin Scherer
Krapfi said she was disappointed in
her team’s showing.
“I thought we had the talent, and
playing on your home course you
would like to win,” Krapfl said.
Northern Illinois’ Kim Hodge was
the medalist with a score of 228, two
shots ahead of Erica Narowctz from
Wisconsin and Memphis State’s
Stephanie Landers.
Ann Guibcrson, a senior from
Colorado Springs, was the Huskcrs’
lop finisher. Guibcrson tied for fourth
at 231.
Krapfl said Guibcrson has had an
excellent spring and has been the
team leader the whole season.
Nebraska’s Joanne Brooks, a sen
ior from Tauranga, New Zealand, won
the Husker Invitational last year but
Finished seventh this year with a score
of 233. Stephanie Flood, who was in
fourth place after the First two rounds,
Finished ninth with a 236.
Krapfl said she was pleased with
Nebraska’s play, and that the third
place Finish wasn’t necessarily due to
poor play by the Huskers.
“It was a very competitive Field,”
she said. “My team played really well.”
The Huskers’ showing should give
them momentum for the rest of the
season, especially for the Big Eight
Championships April 27-28 in Man
hattan, Kan., she said.
“I feel very positive going into the
•Big Eight meet,” she said. “I think we
have an excellent shot.”
Michelle Paulman/DN
Nebraska’s Stephanie Hupp uses a little body English on
a shot on the 12th hole Tuesday at the Husker Invitational
at Pioneers Golf Course. Hupp finished the tournament
tied for 24th. Memphis State won the 54-hole tournament
and Nebraska finished third.
