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For ticket information call 472-3111 Volleyball team looks forward to home stand By Tim Pearson Senior Reporter After last weekend’s marathon match on the road against Penn State, the sixth-ranked Nebraska volleyball team is looking forward to its five match home stand. The Comhuskers, coming off three victories at the Penn State Invitation al, will play host to the Arby’s Classic this weekend at the NU Coliseum. Nebraska’s first match will be against Louisville at 7:30 p.m. Fri day. On Saturday, the Huskers take on Wyoming at 11 a.m. and Washington at 7:30 p.m. At the Penn State Invite, the Husk ers came out of the longest match in Nebraska history — three hours and five minutes—with a win over Penn State in five games. Pettit said the win over the Lady Lions, along with the Huskers’ other two wins last weekend over West Virginia and Pittsburgh, will provide momentum for his team going into this weekend’s matches. “It helps us now,” Pettit said. “But it doesn’t mean anything if we don’t improve and build from it.” Even though the Huskers are win ning, Pettit said his team can still improve. “I thought we played well against Penn State,” he said. ‘‘We worked on our block set-up and our organization on defense in practice this week. “We also need to be in position more consistently than we have been doing.” Senior outside hitter Laura Luther will not play this weekend, Pettit said, but junior middle blocker Kim Tonniges may see some action in the back row. Both Luther and Tonniges are re covering from off-season shoulder suigely, * Pettit also said the Hoskers need to work on putting matches away and not letting opponents come back. “We need to work on being able to put away a team,” he said. “I’d like to have the confidence that we can just put the other team away and not let them back in the match.” Arby’s Classic At the NU Coliseum Nebraska vs. Louisville • Tonight at 7:30 p.m. Nebraska vs. Wyoming * Saturday at 11 a.m. Nebraska vs. Washington • Saturday at 7:30 p.m. Nebraska (4-0) Probable Starters Louisville (3-2) S MkM Stricter 5-10 Sr. OH^IMfetttett *4,% **> ON Maria Hedbeck 5-10 Fr. HU JLtt MB JaaMcFaddM 6-2 Fr. lift IMann Wiiiimi ftj) 5^ S KeHy GIHooly 5-9 Sr. m i i §4*# it “ SSWUMMf * P«a* ■ ** ON Beth IWnmH 6-1 Fr. HWSi 6-1 Fr. ^ I - 11 Washington (1-3) 5-11 Jr. - 'mm jfc, ' .. S Sara ■ ON MB BaUdaNlort 5-9 Ft . 5-9 Fr. 60 fc, 1 DNGrapWc Pettit said this weekend's matches will be tough tests for his team. “It’s going to be a very even tour iament,” he said. “All three teams are well-coached. “They all have great coaches who enow how to build good systems. The players will reflect these systems.” Washington is ranked No. 25 in the TachikaraCoaches’ Poll and is 1-3 on the season after Tuesday’s loss to No. 19 Notre Dame. Nebraska will be Washington’s third ranked opponent in its four matches so far this season. “(Husky coach) Bill Neville has been at Washington for several years, and he is one of the best coaches in the nation,” Pettit said. Louisville enters Friday’s match, its first against Nebraska in 10 years, with a 3-2 record on the season. The Cardinals, who won the Metro Conference last season, made it to the first round of the NCAA tournament last year with a 24-9 record. Pettit said the Cardinals will be a tough team to beat. “We haven’t played them for a long time,” he said. “Louisville has been an NCAA tournament team the past several seasons.” i Wyoming, 4-1 on the season, will be looking for its first winever against the Huskers. Last season, the Cow girls lost two matches to Nebraska, and they are winless in 11 tries against the Huskers. “We’ve always had tough matches against Wyoming,” Pettit said. “All three of these teams are good teams.” ' Tech Continued from Page 9 and Hill caught 76 passes for 1,261 yards in 1992. Morris gained 140 yards on 22 carries last week. Hill caught seven passes for 121 yards and one touchdown. “They played a very complete foot ball game,” Osborne said. “I think they have a legitimate chance to win the (Southwest) Conference. Tech could be a Top 20 team if things fall into place.” Defensively, the Red Raiders strug gled last season, giving up more than 30 points per game. They ranked 95th nationally in total defense. nuwcvcr, me i ex.as 1 een ueicnsc showed major improvement in its opener, giving up only seven points and 229 yards in total offense to Pacif ic. North Texas gained294 total yards against Nebraska. “Watching the Pacific game sur prised me," Osborne said. “Their de fense was every bit as dominant as their offense. They gave up fewer yards to Pacific than we did to North Texas.” Osborne warned fans not to expect to see a Husker non-conference rout. “I hope the fans understand this is a very good football team,” he said. “They would be among the top two or three teams in the Big Eight. They played well in almost every game last year, so it should be a good game.” KSU gets quarterback MANHATTAN, Kin. (AP) — Matt Miller, a quarterback Bom Tex as A&M, has transferred to Kansas State. Miller, a 6-foot-2,195-pound soph ' omore, will have two seasons of eltgi ; bility left after he sits out this season under NCAA transfer guidelines, coach Bill Snyder said Wednesday.