Healthy volleyball team drives for postseason By Tim Pearson Senior Reporter The season-ending shoulder in jury to senior outside hitter Laura Luther hit Nebraska first. Then, junior middle blocker Kim Tonnigcs had to recover from off season shoulder surgery. Freshman outside hitter Maria Hedbcck’s shoulder has been hurting all season. And freshman middle blocker Jen McFadden missed live matches with a sprained ankle. But now, as the regular season winds down, Nebraska’s volleyball team is healthier than it has been all season, Cornhusker coach Terry Pelt it said. With three regular season matches left, Pettit said his No. 13 Husker team, 20-4 overall and 8-2 in the Big Eight, must be healthy. Nebraska faces Iowa State tonight in a 7:30 match at the NU Coliseum. “Obviously we need to be healthy,” he said. “We’re approaching being real healthy. Kim’s more healthy and Maria’s better.” Pettit said the injury to McFadden hurt the Huskers, but it also strengthened the team. - it Our practices are quicker, faster and more intense. We’re working on all levels of our game. The players are excited and working hard. — Pettit Nebraska volleyball coach M e Fadden said she’s com ing along well, and Pctlit said both McFadden and her replacement while she was injured—junior Peggy Meyer—will play tonight. “We need them both,” Pettit said. “In a long match, both of them will play. Both are very good players, but they’re different players. “Jen is more physical, and Peggy is more experienced. We’ll be more comfortable with Peggy in certain situations becauscof her experience.” Pettit said Meyer did a good job at middle blocker in place of McFadden. “The injury to McFadden gave us more flexibility,” he said. “Now we have another confident player in Peg.” Iowa State enters the match with a 8-17 record and a 4-6 Big Eight mark. The Cyclones are battling Kansas for the fourth and final Big Eight w w tournament spot. The Jay hawks arc 4 7 in the conference. Pettit said the Huskers would use the Cyclone match to gear up for post season play. “Our practices are quicker, faster and more intense,” he said. “We’re work ing on defense and bal 1-handl ing. “We’re working on all levels of our game. The players are excited and working hard.” NOTE: • Four Huskers were named to the Academic All-Big Eight volleyball team Tuesday. Setter Nikki Strieker was named for the third straight season. Sophomores Allison Weston and Billie Winsett and junior Kelly Aspcgrcn were also named to the first-team. 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Before the game ended, every Husker had scored. “That’s what I wanted to ac complish,” Beck said. “I was look ing for a lot of different combina tions. And 1 was getting a good look at everyone.” St. Louis Hoopsters_23 38 — 61 At Nebraska.41 39 — 80 Nebraska — McClain 4-7 0-0 8, Haselip 2-5 5-610, Brown 8 15 7-7 24, Galligan 1-4 0-0 3, Yedsena 4-9 1-4 9, Upthegrove 0-31-21, McEwen 1-1 0-02, Dillavou 2-3 0-1 4, Bynum 0-0 3-4 3, Thompson 3-5 1-2 7, Aarden 2-3 3-6 7, Rose 0-1 2-2 2 Totals 27-56 23-34 80 St. Louis — Jackson 6-18 1-2 13, Sanbothe 4-7 2-310, Johnson 0-7 5-8 5, Rougeau 4-123-411, Bolden2-101-26, ' Covington 3-9 2-2 8, Rogliardi 0-0 0 0 0, Crammer 4-8 0-0 8 Totals 23-71 14-21 61 Three-point goals — Nebraska 3 5 (Galligan 1-1, Haselip 1-1, Brown 1-1, Yedsena 0-1, Dillavou 0 1), St. Louis 1 -7 (Bolden 1-3, Rougeau0-3, JacksonO 1) Rebounds — Nebraska 46 (Brown Aarden 9), St Louis 46 (Jackson 13) Assists — Nebraska 22 (Yedsena 11), St Louis 10 (Rougeau 4) Total fouls — Nebraska 14, St Louis 23 Turnovers — Nebraska 18 (Yedsena 5), St Louis 18 (Rougeau 7) Win Continued from Page 7 “I thought our senior leadership with Johnson and Piatkowski was very evident out there,” Nee said. “They took charge out there and played un selfishly.” Johnson, a senior from Elkhart, Ind., scored 13 points and added eight assists. The biggest surprise of the night came from the play of 6-11 freshman Mikki Moore. Moore saw his first playing time as a Huskcr with 5:23 remaining in the first half. It didn’t take long for Moore to get his first points, scoring with 4:29 left in the half. Before the half was over, Moore was Nebraska’s leading scorer in the half with 11 points, including the Huskcrs’ first dunk of the season. Moore finished the game with 14 points on 1 ()0-pcrcent shooting from the field and free throw line, six re bounds, one assist and one blocked shot. Sophomore guard Erick Strickland said the game helped the players find out what they needed to work on for a successful season. “It was good for us because we learned where we’re at and where we need to be,” Strickland said. “The teams will get better as we play, and we’ll get better, too. I think, right now, we might even be ahead of where we should be.” Spartak Club_25 34 59 at Nebraska_ 58 64 122 Nebraska — Chubick 5 6 3-5 13. Piatkowski 9-12 0-0 21, Badgetl 2-5 2-2 6, Johnson 6-9 1-1 13. Boone 10-13 0-0 23, JaegerO-OO-OO, Newton 0-00-00, Strickland 7-11 3-3 18, dock 2-3 1-2 7, Moore5 5 4 4 14, Best 2-4 1-15, Brooks 1 4 0 02 Totals 49 72 15-18 122 Spartak Club — Roms 0-5 1-2 1, Hivrenko 2 4 0-0 4, Chursin 9 20 2 2 24, Orlov 0 0 0 0 0, Savizki 1-81-23, Vasiliev 0 1 0 00, Bryanzev7-209 1627 Totals 19 58 13 22 59 Moore Continued from Page 7 he played (Tuesday) proved that we can use him.” Moore first excited the crowdafter he dunked a rebound ofTaJaron Boone miss with 2:32 left in the half. Less than one minute later, Moore convert ed a three-point play after he followed another Husker miss. Moore led the team with 11 points at half. Moore again brought the crowd to its feet in the second half when he was fouled on an alley-oop dunk from Piatkowski for another three-point play. “I was pleased that a freshman like Mikki Moore could come in and con tribute like this,” Nee said. “It should significantly improve his confidence.” M