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NU wrestling team picked lo win Big Eight crown y Tim Pearson aft Reporter_ There’s a first time for everything. Coach Tim Neumann and his Ne aska wrestling team hope that say g holds true as they shoot for their rst-ever Big Eight title Saturday at le Lloyd Noble Center in Norman, kla. The No. 2 Comhuskers go into the leet chosen by conference coaches s the favorite to win. Neumann said motivation for the leet shouldn’t be a problem, even tough Nebraska had beaten every lig Eight team this season, with Nebraska’s only conference loss to owa State in a dual Jan. 6. “These guys are cranked up,” he aid. “There have been times where ’ve been worried about them not I getting cranked up, like against Min tesota and Northwestern, but their ntensity is always high.” Nebraska’s highest-ever finish in the Big Eight Tournament was sec ond in 1990. Neumann said that this year’s team might be just as talented ks the 1990 team. “I don’t know if we’re quite as talented, but this team has done a heck of a job of coming closer to their potential than any other team,” he said. Every Husker wrestler can win at the Big Eight meet, Neumann said, but it wouldn’t be easy. Senior John Buxton will move down to 118 for the Big Eight meet. Neumann said this move would ben efit both Buxton and the Huskers. ‘‘He made a heck of a sacrifice going to 118, but it gave him a legiti mate chance of winning the Big Eight and nationals,” he said. At 158, Neumann said, Earl Harrison of Iowa State could give Husker senior Matt Lindland, ranked first in the country at 34-0, some trouble. “Lindland has his work cut out for him,” he said. “Earl Harrison gives him a hard time, but I anticipate Matt to win the tournament.” In what Neumann called the tough est bracket of the tournament, senior Corey Olson will go for his first Big Eight title at 177. Olson’s two losses this season have come to No. 1 Matt Johnson of Iowa State. “I told Corey yesterday that this is his biggest match yet,”Neumann said. “He’s as good of a wrestler as we’ve had here, and he hasn’t won the Big Eight. / ■ “If he wins, he’ll get the top seed at the NCAA meet.” A Big Eight title, Neumann said, would give the Huskers a huge mo mentum boost heading into the NCAA Championships March 18-20. “We’re one of the four teams that can win the national title. Whoever puts the most guys in the finals will win,” Neumann said. Comhusker tennis team prepared for tough competition, coach says Rated teams not causing pressure By Beau Finley Staff Reporter - _ It seems logical that the first real test few the Nebraska men’s tennis team will be during midterms. The Comhuskers will travel to Corpus Christ!, Texas, this weekend to play in the HEB Team Tennis Tournament. Five Top 25 teams will compete at the tourney. The Huskers, a perfect 3-0 on the season, enter the tournament after posting a 5-2 win over Wichita State in Lincoln last Saturday. Coach Kerry McDermott said the play of the team was a welcome change from the two previous outings. ‘‘I was pleased with our overall performance against a solid team like Wichita State,” McDermott said. “I was impressed especially after last weekend’s disappointing effort” The Huskers defeated Indiana State and Creighton two weeks ago. In those matches, Nebraska lost a total of two matches, both by No. 1 player Matthias Mueller. McDermott said the victories had given the team the desire to take on the top teams in the nation. “We are ready,” McDermott said. “The first few matches got us some confidence. We want to play tougher competition.” Nebraska will get its wish as it opens the tournament against No. 8 North Carolina. History may be on the side of the Huskers, though. Four years ago, an unranked, McDermott-coached Ne braska team pounded No. 7 Texas 5 1 in the same HEB Tournament. McDermott said the position of opening the tourney against the Tarheels was ideal. “There is no pressure on us,” McDermott said. “We just \tfant to see how we’ll doagainsta team like this.” Tournament Continued from Page 8 more competitive game from Iowa State and said the Huskers wouldn’t overlook the Cyclones. “We’ll focus mi (Iowa State), Beck said. “(The Huskers) know if they lose, they’re gone from the tourna ment.” A possible semifinal showdown with Oklahoma State, a team that has beaten Nebraska twice, looms as the next big test for the Huskers. Yedsena said that the third time will be the charm for Nebraska. “When you beata good team twice, it’s hard to beat them a thftd time,” Yedsena said. Beck said her team would rely on its four seniors in the tournament. “Our experience has to come to play,” Beck said. “We have the expe rience and we need to use it to win.” Tubbs Continued from Page 8 ment,” he said. “We’re always trying to get better.” But Tubbs said the momentum had been difficult to build because of the absence of Sooner center Bryan Sallier, who has been out of the Okla homa lineup since mid-February with pneumonia. Tubbs said he was uncertain when Sallier would return to the lineup, but he added that Sallicr’s health was improving. “His health is good, but he is still pretty weak,” Tubbs said. “As far as playing, I have no idea, but it’s not going to be any lime soon.” Tubbs said the Sooncrs would need to concentrate on their rebounding, shooting and ball control in order to beat the Huskers. “Both teams are very competitive,” he said. “Nebraska is one of the hot test teams in our league.” Oklahoma Continued from Page 8 like to go into the Big Eight Tourna ment with an idea that we’re already in the NCAA; right now I don't really have that idea.” Oklahoma is also searching for a return trip to the NCAA tourney and the Sooners will bring their usual high-scoring lineup to Lincoln. Four Oklahoma players average in double figures in scoring, but the fifth starter is out. Center Bryan Sallier, who is trying to recover from a boul with pneumonia that nearly took his 1 i fe, hasn ’ t played for almost a month But even without Sallier, the Soon ers have been able to succeed, defeat ing second-place Oklahoma State last Monday. Although the Comhuskers were picked to finish fifth in a preseason poll of Big Eight media, they will be looking to wind up in the conference’s upper division. With the opportunity to end up among the conferenced lop foui teams, Piatkowski said he was glad to be playing at home. It’s nice to have our last game of the year to be at home, and I think we’ll be really fired up for the game,” (19-9, 7-91 PPG ppQ C Derrick Chandler 10.9 8.0 <*$! F Bruce Chubick 8.3 5.8 F Terrance Badgett 7.1 3.8 G Eric Pfatkowski 16.6 5.9 G Jamar Johnson 9.6 3.0 j (19-9, 7-6) ppg rpg C Ryan Minor 4.0 2.7 F Jeff Webster 17.2 6.1 F BryattVann 16.4 6.0 j G AngelO Hamilton 14.7 4.9 * G Tarry Evans 14.8 2.6 ■ he said. season’s record of 207,950 fans. Notes: • Nebraska is expected to set a Devaney Center attendance record for the third-straight year. The Husk ers have drawn 199,517 fans so far this season, and with Sunday’s sell out, they are expected to eclipse last • Sunday will be center Derrick Chandler’s final home game. The 6 foot-1 Osenior from Mitcnellville, Md., leads Nebraska in rebounding and owns the Husker record for blocked shots in a season with last year’s 91 rejections. Baseball season opens with Peru State game From Staff Reports Nebraska will open its baseball season this weekend with two games against Peru State. The Comhuskers will play the Bobcats in single nine-inning games at Buck Beltzer Field on Saturday at 1 p.m. and Sunday at 3 p.m. following the Nebraska-Oklahoma basketball game. 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