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Sports Tuesday, October 18, 1994 Page 7 QB pair combines to succeed at KSU py lim ruarauii Senior Editor Neither Brook Berringcr nor Matt Turman knew how much they would play against Kan sas State. And neither one really cared. All Turman and Berringcr were concerned about was a Nebraska victory, and that's what they got as the quarterback duo combined to lead the Cornhuskcrs to a 17-6 win at Kansas State. They may take that same attitude into next week’s game at Missouri. Nebraska coach Tom Osborne said he was “99.9 percent sure” that Berringcr didn’t rcinjurc his lung. He said Berringcr would play against the Tigers. Berringcr, who suffered a partially collapsed lung in the past two weeks' games, went through practice last week in noncontact drills. So Turman, a walk-on from Wahoo, was tabbed by Osborne to start against the Wild cats. But Bcrringer would be available to play. “We really didn’t know for sure when we'd be switching back,” Turman said. Offensive line and kickers coach Dan Young said Turman exceeded expectations Saturday. “I thought Matt Turman did a good job com ing in the first half in the first game he has ever started,” he said Monday at the Extra Point Club luncheon. “He handled it pretty well.” Turman played for most of the first half before Berringer replaced him for the last drive of the half. The 5-fool-11.165-pounder completed 2 of 4 passes for 15 yards. Both completions were screen passes to I-back Lawrence Phillips. But he gave way to Berringer as the Husk crs threatened to score toward the end of the first half. Turman had no problems with being pulled from the game. “I knew for sure that if we got into a hurry up offense situation, Brook would be coming in,” he said. Berringer was cleared by doctors to play against Kansas State. “I was ready to go.” Berringer said. “Matt came in and played really well.” Berringer couldn't lead the Huskcrs to a score at the end of the first half, and he started the second half at quarterback. The junior from Goodland, Kan., led the Huskcrs to their second touchdown of the game in the fourth quarter. Berringer didn't com plete a pass on the drive, but all he had to do was hand off to Phillips. “Lawrence ran the ball hard,” Berringer said. “He played with a lot of heart.” Phillips ran for 117 yards and caught two passes for 15 yards. Berringer said the Husk crs' game plan going into the game was to run the ball. Berringer completed just 2 of 7 passes for 34 yards, but one of his completions was a 34 yardcr to Abdul Muhammad that set up Darin Erstad's 24-yard field goal. “They probably knew 1 wouldn't be running a whole lot,” lie said. Running ahead or the best will put NU in NCAA meet By Clay Short Staff Reporter To qualify for the NCAA National Cham pionships this season, the Nebraska men's and women s cross country teams will have to beat some of the top competition in the country. The Comhuskers' finish in the Penn State Invitational last weekend might be the first step in that quest to qualify. “We saw a lot of competition." Huskcr coach Jay Dirksen said. “Obviously with Georgetown ami Penn State and some of those schools, some of the top talent in the country was there.” Huskcr Julie Mazzitclli finished sixth amongst the talented field with a time of 17:38.0. Her performance, along with a 29th-placc finish from Nora Shepherd, a 37th-placc run from Kristina Blackmcr. and a 45lh- and 53rd placc finish from Amber Parkinson and Olym pia Sanchez, respectively, gave the Huskers their sixth-place finish overall. “With the Big Eight meet iust two weeks away, we needed a meet like this to help pre pare us for the rest of the season,” Dirkscn said. Kansas was also in the competition and fin ished ahead of both Cofnhuskcr squads. “We were disappointed that Kansas beat us.” Dirkscn said. “We were a little tired from the traveling, and that might have had something to do with our finish. The men's team might have done better than some people expected at the invite. Dirkscn said. Kevin Miillcr placed 14th; Brady Bonsall was just twelve seconds behind Miillcr. in 22nd place. Balazs Tolgyesi was 34th with 26:29.0; Dave Drahcim finished 31st. Overall, the Huskers finished seventh with 178 points. Michelle Pauiman/DN Nebraska's Tara Herbrlk battles Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s Jackie Bold! for the ball during the Comhuskers’ final heme game Sunday. Husker soccer on a roll, to take show on the road By Todd W«lknhor»t Staff Reporter The Nebraska women's soccer team must go on the road for the remainder of the sea son. And Comhuskcr coach John Walker is glad his team had two more home games last weekend to prepare them. The Huskers completed a two-game sweep this weekend at Whittier Field to improve their record to 10-2. Walker said that it was good for his team to have a tough game before hitting the road for their remaining six games. uIt was important to get a tough game before next weekend.” Walker said. “We face some tough teams next weekend.” Nebraska will put its six-game winning streak on the line next weekend when it travels to Colorado Springs, Colo., to play Colorado College and No. 2 Stanford. See SOCCER on 8 Kansas State Wildcats pay price lor too much pnde Kansas State quarterback Chad May connected with Wildcat wideout Mitch Running for a touchdown Sat urday afternoon at KSU Stadium to cut Nebraska's lead to 7-6 midway through the first quarter. Immediately the K-Statc faithful responded by throwing oranges onto the playing field. Apparently the Wildcat fans were reminiscing about their many fond memories of K Statc’s last Orange Bowl appearance. Oh wait, they’ve never been there — couldn’t have been that. “Please do not throw items on the playing field.” boomed the public address announcer in his obnoxiously loud voice. “We have too much class for that.” Wrong again. The fans of Kansas State, desper ate for a victory over Nebraska, a team they haven’t beaten since the 1960s. displayed an utter lack of class and very little respect for their visi tors from the north. Manhattan radio stations aired predictions such as. “Kansas State 77, Nebraska 0.” Commercials invited fans to come on out and enjoy the Wildcat win alter the game. “ABC — Another Blood Clot.” blurted a radio prc-ganic caller. On top of that. Wildcat officials really pulled out all the stops for this, the biggest game in Kansas Stale his tory. Before the game, all the K-Statc fans were invited to join the march ing band in a variety of “new Wild cat traditions.” They just don't understand. You don't decide to start a new tradition. Tradition is something that is built over years. Tradition for Kan sas State is all 10,(XX) fans leaving at halftime of a 63-6 loss cn route to another 1-10 season and a meeting with Kansas in the Toilet Bowl. The most noticeable of K-State’s new traditions was the unleashing of a small ankle-high cloud of white smoke as the Wildcats ran through the stands from their locker room to the field. For a few minutes there, 1 thought I was at a Miami game. If Kansas State wanted to see tra dition, all they had to do was glance over at the other side of the line of scrimmage. _ guvs’ minds off Colorado, and this will be a piece of red meat.” Mitch That was just the beginning of CUammah what he said, and remember, he Sherman wasn’l kidding. But Kansas State's fans weren't the only people in Manhattan with a warped sense of reality. One quick look at the sports page of the Saturday morning Topeka Capital-Journal leads one to believe that either everyone in (he state of Kansas is more intelligent than Pete Goering or else nobody has an IQ above 50. Goering, sports editor of The Capital-Journal, said in his column that the key to a Wildcat win would be coach Bill Snyder's ability to make sure the 'Cats didn’t overlook No. 2 Nebraska. “Quite frankly, it would be easy for K-Statc to look ahead to next week’s showdown at Colorado,” Goering said. “Not to worry, coach. Keep your “Sure. I’ve heard they can run the ball/' Goering said, “but without (Tbmmic) Frazier, this team is no match for the undefeated Wildcats ... When K-Statc wins, the man Wild cat fans will want for president will be a football coach, not a politician." The purple sunglasses covering Goering s eyes must have been a little too dark because he obviously couldn’t see the light. “Nebraska has a decent running game, but not to worry, so did Kan sas,” he said. “With Frazier, it might have been a good game. With (Matt) Turman, well, ne’s no Asheiki Preston. Enough said." Exactly, Pete. I think we've heard just about all we need to hear to draw our own post game conclusions about Kansas State and its backwards fans. First of all. come on up to Lincoln next year when Nebraska has its quar terback. and you don't have yours. The result of the game will be the same, but the score will be different. Secondly, take a closer look at the fans of Memorial Stadium and no tice that they don't have an inferior ity complex when it comes to play ing Kansas State. And most importantly, remember. Wildcat fans, to make sure you have beaten a team at least once in the last 25 years before you act like a victory is a foregone conclusion. Follow those guidelines and if you're lucky, maybe you'll scrape out a victory against the Huskers some time in the next quarter of a century. Then again, maybe not. Sherman Is a sophomore news-editorial major and a Dally Nebraskan senior re porter.
