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ISU fans tired of coach’s talk KANSAS CITY. Mo. (AP) — Di sasters arc in progress in Columbia, Mo., and Ames, Iowa. It could cost the Big Eight a coach in Ames. Missouri, meanwhile, went up to Illinois and could not make a first down for 56 minutes in a 42-0 loss. Iowa Slate lost its annual big game to Iowa 37-9, and fans weren't shy about what they thought ofCoach Jim Walden, who had predicted a turnaround year in his eighth season after succeeding Jim Criner. “It’s time he opened a bait shop next toCrincr’splaccoutin Iowa,”said Kirk Vandcr Leese ofWinfield, Iowa, a 1987 alumnus. “It’s all talk and no play,” Howard Hcckes of Iowa City added. “I’d like to see him go.” Walden could only throw his hands in the air, scratch his head and other wise search for a solution. “You just go, ‘Wow. why is this happening to me?’” he said. Walden had been telling Cyclone fans that it would lake time to bring Iowa State back, because scholarship sanctions had been imposed by the NCAA for violations under Criner’s tenure. People seem to be tired of waiting, especially after consecutive losses to Northern Iowa and the Hawkeyes. Iowa (2-0) committed three turn overs, but Iowa State (0-2) was worse. with four. In other Big Eight games, Kansas rallied to beat Michigan State 17-10, and No. 21 Oklahoma fell apart in the fourth quarter to drop a 36-14 decision to No. 14 Texas A&M. The rest of the league was idle. Top ranked Nebraska beat Texas Tech 42 16 on Thursday. Missouri faces a must-win situation at Houston on Saturday. The Tigers haven’t won on the road since 1990, when they beat Kansas 31-21 in the final game of the season. Missouri has games with West Virginia and Colo rado staring them in the face after the game with the Cougars. M issouri (0-2) got its first first down with 3:39 left in the game and was able only to cross midfield by recovering a fumble. The 111 ini (1 -1) had 540 yards in offense, scoring three touchdowns in the final nine minutes of the second quarter and on their first possession of the third period. Ill inois made 30 first downs and had 359 yards rushing. “When you give up 42 points and over 500 yards, you arc missing a lot of tackles,” Smith said. More people turned out for a Kansas opener than for any opener since 1988, and the Jayhawks did not disappoint. After falling behind 10-0, Kansas rallied to win before a crowd of48,100. “I’m happy tonight,” Coach Glen Mason said. “You just go, 'Wow, why is this happening to me?"' ■ JIM WALDEN Iowa State football coach Quarterback Ashe iki Preston direct ed long scoring drives at the end of the first half and the start of the second. JclT McCord kicked a 43-yard field goal late in the fourth quarter. “We proved we can play with a major program 1 ike that, and we proved we can keep up with those big lines,” said defensive end Sylvester Wright, a Michigan native. Kansas dug a hole with three first quarter turnovers, but it came back behind Preston. Preston injuredhLshead and was removed from the game, but Mason said that it was just as a precau tion and that Preston was not seriously hurt. Oklahoma had beaten Texas A&M by 30 points last year, and the Aggies were out for blood this year. “Revenge is a bad emotion, but re spect is a much more positive emotion, and we had respect for Oklahoma be cause they beat us convincingly last year,” Aggie coach R.C. Slocum said. ■■ ■ ■ n Accepted at more Schools than you were. O VlM U.S.A. Inc. 1994 - jt'g everyv'^riere_ ■you "wattt to be Soccer team wins twice during weekend road trip From Staff Reports The Nebraska women’s soccer team postcda2-l overtime victory over Mon tana in its final game of the inaugural Montana Soccer Showdown this week end. The Cornhuskers took a 1 -0 lead 60 minutes into the game when sopho more Tanya Franck scored. Montana responded with a goal at the 75-minute mark to tic the game up. i — The game remained tied and went into overtime. Franck scored her second goal oflhe game 21 minutes into the overtime to secure a 2-1 victory for the 2-1 Huskers. The Huskers finished their first road tripof the year with two wins, including a win over Arizona. The Huskers will play host to Baker College (Kan.) on Friday afternoon and Park College (Mo.) on Sunday after noon at Whittier Field. ---1 NU freshman wins 3-mile, leads team in season opener From Staff Reports__ In her first collegiate race, Ne braska redshirt freshman Amber Parkinson won the three-mile race at theConcordia Late SummcrClassic. Parkinson led the Cornhuskcr men’s and women’s cross country teams in their first competition of the season. Nebraska sent partial squads to the meet in Seward. No team scores were kept at the meet. Many on the Nebraska team, including the top runners, did not compete. , Parkiason won the women’s three mile race in 19 minutes, 15 seconds. Parkinson, who has battled numer ous injuries since her sophomore year of high school, was followed by teammate Sandy Fein. Fein, who will redshirt this fall after battling a ease of mononucleo sis, was running unattached. Nebraska’s JoDee Shufelt, a jun ior, finished third. Husker coach Jay Dirksen said he was pleased with the way Parkinson ran. “Our women did a real nice job,” he said. “Considering it was Am ber’s first collegiate race, it was a real positive step for her.” Senior David Draheim was the highest finisher for the Nebraska men, taking second place in the five mile run. He finished in 26:15, only 17 seconds behind winner Tommy Grabowski of Concordia. The remaining members of the Nebraska teams open their season at Pioneers Park on Saturday, when the Huskers will play host to the Woody Grccno/Huskcr Invitational. Firstier Continued from Page 7 With the efforts of all-tournament selections Kelly Aspcgrcn. Christy Johnson and Weston, Nebraska opened Saturday evening’s contest against the Sun Devils strongly. Nebraska established an early 5-0 lead in the first game before the Sun Devils scored four straight points. With junioroutsidc hitter Billie Winsett serv ing, Nebraska scored three points to take an 8-4 lead and cruise to a 15-12 win. Pettit said he was not pleased with the team’s flow for most of the match. “Tonight we were just out of sync,” Pettit said. “We weren’t sealing and closing on the block. We have got to just go back and spend some time on it.” In the second game, Nebraska opened with an 11-3 lead before letting Arizona State back into the game. How ever, the score got no closer than 13-7, IVET T-SHIRT CONTESTl Every Monday < 10:30 p.m. ! 1823 "O" Street NO COVER and with Winsctt serving, a Sun Devil net violation gave Nebraska the win. The third game, however, was a different story for the Huskers. A Winsctt kill gave the Huskers an 11 -91ead,but they would score no more. Sun Devil outside hitter Kathy Culbreath served the last five points of the game to hand the Haskers their first setback of the season. Aspegren opened Game 4 wi th eight consecutive serves, three of which were aces. The Sun Devils got to within three points at 8-5, but they never threatened Nebraska’s lead. After the two teams traded side outs several times late in the match, Weston’s kill, with the score at 14-9, sealed the victory. “I am glad it happened,’’ Weston said, referring to the loss of Game 3. “It’s good to get iloverwith. It’s always hard to lose the first game of the year, but I am glad it was in front of the home crowd, and we had them behind us.’’ For you. For her For Life. Keep your heart healthy. American Heart Association Shop Univega Bikes Locks Galore Next day service on repairs. 2706 Randolph St. . 438-1477