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Volleyball team to tackle Illini first
By Tim Pearson
Senior Reporter_
The Nebraska volleyball team
won’t be caught looking ahead to the
Big Eight tournament Tuesday night
in their 7:05 match against Illinois at
the NU Coliseum.
The seventh-ranked Cornhuskcrs
end their regular season against the
16-10 Fighting Illini. The match will
be televised by Nebraska Educational
Television.
Then'on Friday the Huskers will
take on Oklahoma in the first round of
the Big Eight tournament. Nebraska
is the second seed in the tournament
behind conference champion Colo
rado, which finished with an 11-1
conference record.
The Buffaloes will face fourth
seed Iowa State. The Cyclones tied
with Kansas for fourth place, but be
causcof the tie-breaking system, Iowa
State received the tourney berth.
But junior middle blocker Kim
Tonniges said the Huskcrs couldn’t
overlook Illinois, which defeated
Nebraska twice last year, including a
three-game sweep in the NCAA Mid
east Regional semifinals.
“We’ve got to continue heading in
the direction we’re heading,” she said.
“We’re getting together and turning
up all areas of the game.”
Illinois, which is ranked No. 24,
isn’t anywhere near their 32-4 record
of last season.
Illinois and Nebraska have met 16
times, with the Huskers holding an
11-5 edge.
Tonniges said the Huskers are hop
ing to use the Illinois match as a tune
up for the Big Eight tournament and
their rematch against Oklahoma.
The Huskers and Sooncrs have split
both of their matches. Last Saturday
Nebraska defeated Oklahoma in four
games at the NU Coliseum.
Saturday’s win over the Sooncrs
gives the Huskers added confidence,
Tonniges said.
“We feel a lot better about the
match (in the Big Eight tourney) after
wc beat them,” she said. “Wc wanted
to set the tone. It’ll have an affect on
Oklahoma mentally, and it made them
aware of what they’ll have to deal
with.” .
Husker coach Terry Pettit said the
Oklahoma win was important going
into Friday night’s match.
“If we play hard and stick to the
game plan, wc have a pretty good
chance of winning,” he said.
Sooner coach Miles Pabst said he
expects to sec his team improve after
their loss to the Huskers.
“My team is tired, but they’re not
afraid to play against Nebraska,” he
said. “We’re going to give those guys
all they can handle.”
Win
Continued from Page 7
scoring the first five points to pull out
to a 55-46 lead. But Marathon Oil
didn’t quit, sticking within 10 points
of the Huskcrs until Badgett hit a
three-pointer to make it 77-67.
The game belonged to the Huskcrs
after that. Strickland stole the ball and
tossed a behind-the-back pass to
Chubick for a dunk to make it 79-67.
Then Jaron Boone continued the
dunk-fcst with another dunk to put
Nebraska up by 14 with 8:54 to go in
the game. Moore then scored eight of
the Huskers final 18 points, all on
layups and dunks, to put the game
away.
Nee said he was happy that his
players stepped up their play against
a tough Marathon Oil team.
“1 was pleased with it,” he said.
“Without Piatkowski, it gave other
people more responsibility. It was a
good learning experience.”_
Strickland
Continued from Page 7
“My teammates got me the ball,
and 1 just kept cutting hard and getting
the baskets,” he said. “My teammates
were just finding the open man, and a
lot of those times 1 was the receiver.”
Nee said Strickland was hard to
stop when he was playing at his best.
“I really liked how Strickland came
in and contributed,” Nee said. “He is
a verv explosive player and when he
gets on a role, he can lift a team.”
For Strickland, who set Nebras
ka’s single-game freshman scoring
record last year against Missouri with
28, scoring points is not everything.
“1 think defensively 1 have to be a
leader,” he said. “1 have to be an
emotional lift to the team when 1
come in, no matter what I’m doing.
“As a player, I’d rather get a good
assist than two points. That’s more
important to me. My attitude is pretty
much team-orientated.”
Cheer on the nationally ranked
UNL Volleyball Team at home,
before it heads to the Big Eight
Tournament, when it closes out
its regular season against Illinois.
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a John Elway-like final drive and
scored with no time left for a 24-21
victory.
But, this season is strangely differ
ent.
Don’t look for the Huskers’ luck to
run out, yet.
Look for Calc Gundy, who might
have grandchildren watching, pass at
case, despite the sub-zero degree
weather and ice-covered field. Look
for another nailbiter of a game to be
decided late in the fourth quarter.
Look for the Nebraska defense,
once again, to come through for the
Huskers. Maybe even look for a para
chutist to float down into Memorial
Stadium, only to be beaten senseless
by referees in the third quarter.
But one thing that is guaranteed is
another Huskcr victory, barely. Look
for Nebraska to finish its regular sea
son undefeated and escape with a 28
24 win.
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Beck says NU to look
for outside shot more
Bv Tim Pearson - u
Senior Reporter_ _
In the span oftwo weeks, Nebraska
women’s basketball coach Angela
Beck’s views of her team changed
drastically.
The Cornhuskers, without All
American Karen Jennings, hope a new
offense will provide them with the
spark they need to improve on last
year’s 23-8 record.
“My mood has changed from very
somber to very enthusiastic about the
season,” Beck said.
The Huskers play their second
exhibiton game against the Russian
Select Team on Tuesday night. Tip
off in the Bob Dcvaney Sports Center
is at 5:30 p.m.
Without Jennings, Beck said the
new offense will use the team’s out
side shooting ability.
“This is what I like to call the
motion offense of the ’90s,” Beck
said.”Last year with Karen we ran a
lot of quick hits.
“This year the offense will give an
equal opportunity for all. We can
keep the scoring pretty well balanced.'
But Beck said the team could strug
gle at the beginning with 12 under
classmen and only two seniors.
“I have to be patient,” she said.
“We’re going to miss some shots ear
ly, but we’ll be real exciting to watch.
Obviously having 12 underclassmen
is a negative, but two of the freshmen
arc ready to play now.”
The two freshmen arc guard Tina
McClain and 6-foot-3 center Emily
Thompson.
Without Jennings, Beck said Th
ompson would provide the Huskers
with height and versatility.
“She reminds me a little bit of
Jennings,” she said. “I think she’ll
break in the top eight.
“She can jump, she’s versatile, and
she can shoot the three-pointer.”
Beck said she expected the two
seniors — forward Nafeesah Brown
and point guard Mcggan Ycdsena —
to play a big part in the Huskers’
success.
Brown averaged 13.4 points per
game last season, second on the team
to Jennings. Yedsena, who an All-Big
Eight player, is the all-time assists
This Is what I like to
call the motion offense
of the 90s. Last year
with Karen we ran a lot
of quick hits. This year
the offense will give
an equal opportunity
for all* We can keep
the scoring pretty well
balanced.
— Beck
NU women’s coach
- tf —
leader at Nebraska with 527 in three
seasons.
But Brown said she didn’t feel any
added pressure.
“It’s different from last year, but
I’m sure we can step it up,” Brown
said. “My role should definitely step
up this year. Last year I could depend
of somebody else doing something.”
Sophomore guard Kate Galligan is
almost fully recovered from surgery
on her knee that she injured last sea
son, Beck said.
“Kate Galligan is 85 percent right
now,” she said. “She’s looking good.”
Galligan said she was eager to get
back out on the court.
“My shot’s looking a little better,”
she said. “I’m hoping to start this
season where 1 left off last season.
“It’s been a long, long lime, and
I’m excited to be playing again.”
NOTE:
•Jennings was presented the 1993
W ade Trophy at hal ft ime of the Wom
en’s Basketball Hall of Fame Tip-Off
Classic on Sunday. The trophy is pre
sented annually to the nation’s out
standing female collegiate basketball
player. The trophy is named to honor
Lily Margaret Wade, the coach of
Delta State University and one of the
first women to be inducted into the
Basketball Hall of Fame.
Jennings, who is currently playing
professional basketball in Europe, also
was among the eight finalists named
for this year’s NC'AA Today’s Top
Six award.
Two wrestlers win titles at UNO meet
From Staff Reports
Two Nebraska wrestlers won indi
vidual titles at the UNO Open Satur
day.
Mike Eierman won the title at 142
pounds by beating Jason Gregersen of
Wyoming, 20-11, in the finals.
True freshman TcmocrTerry,who
was named Outstanding wrestler of
the meet, beat Northern Iowa’s Doug
Kjcldgaard 4-3 in the finals.
“Temoer Terry was just excep
tional,” Nebraska coach Tim
Neumann said. “He wrestled like a
fifth-year senior.”
Four other Nebraska wrestlers fin
ished second at the meet: Scott Gonyo
at 118, Frank Vela/.qucsat 134, Jason
Kraft at 158 and Chad Nelson at 167.
