The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current, February 24, 1993, Page 7, Image 7

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    CORNHUSKERS
(17-8, 5-5) pPG ppG
F Bruce Chubick 8.2 6.0
F Terrance Badgett 7.1 4.3
C Derrick Chandler 11.0 7.6
G Jamar Johnson 9.4 3.2
G Eric Piatkowski 16.0 5.9
Nebraska
vs.
Colorado
7:05 p.m.
Bob
Dovaaoy
Sports
Cantor
BUFFALOES
(10-12, 2-8) ppG ppG
F Randy Robinson 15.9 4.5
F Ted Allen 7.7 5.9
C Poncho Hodges 12.4 7.6
G Johnny Terrell 4.2 0.9
G Donnie Boyce 18.8 6.0
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Scott Maurer/DN
Buffs
Continued from Page 6
But both of those wins were at the Coors
Events Center, and Colorado has just one vic
tory in its last 70 Big Eight road games, that
being at Iowa State two years ago.
At the Devaney Cento1, the Buffaloes haven't
won in their last 11 tries. And if CU is to end its
Lincoln woes, it will probably be up to the high
sewing tandem of Donnie Boyce and Poncho
Hodges.
Boyce is the Buffaloes’ leading scorer with
18.8 points per game. But the 6-foot-5 guard
has been getting the job done on the boards as
well, ranking second on the team in rebounding
with six per game.
Colorado’s main man on the glass is Hodges,
a former roommate at Alvin (Texas) Commu
nity College of Nebraska’s Derrick Chandler.
n__ bh
Hodges averages 12.4 points and 7.6 rebounds
per game.
Nee said the pair was a big concern for the
Huskers.
“I think they’re getting great basketball out
of Poncho Hodges,” Nee said. “Boyce is one of
the premier players in the league; he’s a dyna
mite scorer and a good all-around player.”
As Nebraska challenges for its third straight
trip to the NCAA Tournament, the Huskers will
not only have to concern themselves with the
Buffaloes, but with the Iowa State game on
Saturday, which will complete a three-game,
six-day Big Eight stretch for Nebraska.
Nee said it was important for his team to
keep its focus through the Iowa State game.
tlWe’ve got to get it done this week—if we
get it done this week, then we're going to have
a lot of success and probably a post-season
tournament bid,” Nee said.
Baseball team motivated
despite snowy weather
By Jeff Griesch
Staff Reporter : .;
Ready or not, baseball season is here.
Most of the major league placers have re
ported to spring training in Florida and Ari
zona, and the college baseball season has started.
No. 1 Louisiana State opened its season
Monday night in Baton Rouge, La., defeating
Northwestern Louisiana State 8-3.
And, if you can believe it, the preseason No.
32 Nebraska baseball team is scheduled toopen
its season at 7 p.m. Friday at Buck Beltzer Field
against Western Illinois.
The outlook for the Comhuskers taking the
field on Friday is bleak.
Buck Beltzer is covered with snow, and
subfreezing temperatures are predicted for the
rest of the week. The players have been rel
egated to practicing inside at Schulte’Field
House, and they are eager to get outside and
play.
“We are getting cabin fever,” outfielder
Marc Sagmoen said. “Every day a different guy
is coming to practice and telling us about a
dream they had about getting out on the field in
a real game.”
Husker coach John Sanders said the players
were doing a good job of staying focused, but
they were desperate to see some real action.
“If the Dodgers flew in tonight, I think we
would be ready to play them 25 innings,”
Sanders said.
Sagmoen said that despite the monotony of
If the Dodgers fleW In tonight,
I think we would be ready to
play them 25 innings.
Sanders
Nil baseball coach
practicing indoors everyday, the players are
concentrating and working hard.
“We are trying to keep that game attitude in
practice,” Sagmoen said. “I have never been on
a team that works this hard to improve them
selves.”
Not only are the Huskers working hard
during regular practice, they are making sacri
fices to stay after practice to take extra batting
practice.
“Everyday we have nine or 10 guys staying
after practice to work on their hitting and
defense,” Sagmoen said.
Nebraska is scheduled to play a four-game
series with Western Illinois this weekend and
then not play until a three-game series March 9
and 10 at Buck Beltzer against Oral Roberts.
The bad weather and gap in the schedule has
sent Coach Sanders looking for more games to
schedule before the Huskers travel to Fresno,
Calif., for the Johnny Quick Classic March 15
20.
“We have been trying to get more games for
us, either here or on the road, but so far we don’t
have anything scheduled,” Sanders said.
ouuners are
wrestlers’
last hurdle
By Tim Pearson
Staff Reporter
First there was the second-place
finish at the Las Vegas Invitational.
Next was the first-ever upset of
Iowaat the National Dual Meet Cham
pionships.
Then came the No. 2 national rank
ing, the highest ever for a Nebraska
wrestling team.
Tonight, the Comhuskers will try
to add another chapter to their record
breaking season in a 7:30 p.m. dual
against Oklahoma in Norman, Okla.
. The Comhuskers stand at 9-2, and
with a win against the Sooners, will
complete their first-ever Big Eight
season in which they’ve beaten all the
members of the conference.
“Anytime you wrestle the Sooners
at their place, it’s tough,” Husker
coach Tim Neumann said. “We’re
going to have to crank it up like wedid
against Iowa, Minnesota, and Iowa
State.”
Neumann said the Huskersneed to
beat the Sooners to get a No. 1 or No.
2 seed at the Big Eight meet
“We want to beat them bad,” he
said. “First of all because we recruit
against them head to head, and if we
beat Oklahoma, it’ll be the first time
we’ve beaten all of the Big Eight
teams in one season.”
Nebraska is coming off a 35-6 win
against Northwestern, even with the
absences of No. 1 Matt Lindland at
158 pounds and Ovanes Oganisian at
190 pounds.
Both Lindland and Oganisian were
held out because of an NCAA rule
limiting the number of days in which
a wrestler can compete.
“Holding Lindland and Oganisian
out created a worry for me,” Neumann
said. “When you can compete that
well without two of your top wres
tlers, it really raises the team’s confi
dence.”
Neumann said that he was pleased
with how the team wrestled, particu
larly Tony Purler, Corey Olson, Rick
Coltvet, and Rulon Gardner.
“Rulon, Corey, and Purler all
wrestled rated guys, and they just
crushed them,” he said. “The guys we
have that are supposed to be national
finalists are wrestling like national
champions.”
Both Lindland and Oganisian will
wrestle against the Sooners.
Neumann said the Huskers have
improved every week, but there is still
room for more improvement with the
March6 Big Eight meet and the NCAA
Championships.
“We just want to keep the ball
rolling. We’re on a roll right now,” he
said.
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