Swim teams to dive
into first home event
By Tony West
Staff Reporter
The Nebraska swimming and div
ing teams will face some top compe
tition this weekend to open their
home season,
Coach Cal Bentz
said.
The Nebraska
men and women
will play host to
two meets at the
Bob Devaney
Sports Center
m Swimming Pool.
The competition
will begin tonight at 7 with the
Husker Sprint Classic and will run
through Sunday with the Nebraska
Shoot Out. The Shoot Out will begin
Saturday at 11 a m.
Although the weekend will con
sist of two different meets, the same
teams will be competing in both.
Three ranked teams will compete
on the men’s side: No. 16 Iowa, No.
20 Kansas and No. 23 Nebraska.
Texas A&M and Missouri also will
compete.
On the women’s side, three top 25
teams will compete: No. 16 Nebraska,
Kansas and Texas A&M — both tied
at No. 24. Missouri’s women also will
compete.
Bentz said he didn’t expect any
points to come without great perfor
mances.
“There’s not going to be any easy
events or easy teams to score, ueniz
said. “We look for some very fast
limes, and I think you’re going to find
several people of world-class stature.”
Bentz said that on paper, Iowa
probably was the favorite for the men,
while Nebraska most likely would
have the edge for the women.
Nevertheless, Bentz said, that is
only on paper, and it doesn’t say how
the teams will finish.
“That’s why we have the meet,
he said.
And although Bentz said he was
pleased with the performances of his
teams, he said improvement still was
needed.
“We feel very good about the
progress the teams have made to this
point,” he said. “We just need to con
tinue focusing on our events ... and
get details more polished.
“I feel we’re going to be much
sharper this meet than two weeks
ago.”
Two weeks ago, the women —
with a partial squad — finished
fourth in the Southern Illinois Qua
drangular. Kansas won the meet In
another partial squad meet at the
SMU Invite, the women finished
fourth as well.
The Huskcr men defeated South
ern Illinois and lost to No. 1 Michi
gan at the Southern Illinois Quadran
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Busting through
Schlesinger making big plays this season
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By wrm wmwn
Senior Reporter
Nebraska fullback Cory
Schlesinger ended last season with
the idea that things needed to change.
The senior from Duncan took that
thought into spring practice, and af
ter 11 games this fall, it’s obvious that
things have changed.
“This year when I get the ball. I’m
just running,” Schlesinger said. “Last
year, I was sitting there, looking for
the holes, stuttering around. This year
I’m busting through that line as hard
as I can.”
And Schlesinger has been busting
big plays.
The 6-foot, 220-pound, two-year
starter has gained 448 yards on 60
attempts — an average of 7.4 yards a
carry and 40.5 a game. He also has
scored four touchdowns.
Last year, Schlesinger gained 194
yards on 48 attempts — an average
of only 17.6 yards a game — and
scored once the entire season.
“Last year, I didn’t mean to do it,
but I’d do it every time I got the ball,”
Schlesinger said. “This last spring,
I’ve concentrated on just running
through the holes. Even if there is a
little hole, I usually make it a bigger
hole.
“My practicing on that in spring
ball helped me this season to be able
to bust through the line like I have."
"Last year, / was sitting
there, looking for the
holes, stuttering around.
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CORY SCHLESINGER
Nebraska fullback
Along with his improvement came
an improved Cornhusker offense,
Schlcsinger said.
“The fullback is a bigger threat
this year,” he said. “Last year, the
fullback wasn’t, so defenses were able
to key even more on (quarterback)
Tommie (Frazier) and the I-backs. It’s .
made the running game a little
tougher
“We’ve got quarterbacks, I-backs
and the fullback that can make big
plays. It feels good being a little bit
of a threat, especially when you can
break these long runs. People see that
more, and I think I’m blocking bet
ter this year, too.”
Improvement and enjoyment ar
rived at the same time for
Schlcsinger.
fun this year, Schlesinger said.
“When you’re doing good, it makes
everything a lot more fun. Last year,
I was worrying a lot more than I
should have. Now, I’m not worrying,
and I’m just going out, getting my
job done and having fun.
Schlesinger said his goal was to
get his degree in industrial technol
ogy, which will take another semes
ter to complete.
But with Schlesingcr’s perfor
mance this year, professional scouts
may sec similarities to former Husker
fullback Tom Ralhman.
“I’d like to finish (school), but if
the NFL offers for me to come play
for someone, I’m definitely going to
take it,” Schlesinger said. “I think it
helps to have a Tom Rathman in the
pros. The Nebraska backs, period, get
looked at a lot, because we are pretty
good blockers and pretty explosive in
running the ball. Just the tradition of
running backs at Nebraska should
make a difference.”
, For now, Schlesinger hopes to con
tinue to be a factor in the Husker of
fense.
“Last year my role was important,
but 1 iust wasn’t getting things done
like I needed to, Schlesinger said.
“This year, I’m getting things done,
and it’s making a significant differ
ence. I feel like I’m contributing this
year, and that’s a good feeling.
NU women to play Puerto JKico
ly Trevor Pwfci
Staff Reporter
Nebraska women's basketball
coach Angela Beck said the team was
eager to get back into action after
playing its first exhibition game on
Nov. 2 against Athletes in Action.
The Comhuskers conclude their
exhibition season on Sunday at 2
p.m., when they play host to the
Puerto Rican National Team.
In the Huskcrs’ first exhibition
game, they defeated Athletes in Ac
tion 84-70.
Bock said she noticed her team had
a letdown in practice after that first
victory.
“1 kind of hope we don’t win,"
Beck said. “Maybe if we didn't win,
the players would work harder at
practice.”
This time Nebraska will be play
ing a team it defeated last year.
Nebraska beat the Puerto Rican
National Team 86-60 last year at the
San Juan Shootout in San Juan,
Puerto Rico.
Beck said this year's Puerto Rican
National Team had three 6-foot-3
centers, and that would cause her
team problems.
“They arc a typical foreign team,’’
Bock said. “They arc a good team and
have played together a long time.''
In last year’s game, Pyra Aarden
led the Huskers, scoring 18 points and
grabbing 10 rebounds.
This year. Aarden has started
strong again after scoring 20 points
and grabbing nine rebounds against
Athletes in Action.
The Huskers again will be suffer
ing from injuries and suspensions for
this game.
Beck said Tanya Upthegrove still
was hampered by a pulled groin and
was doubtful for the season opener
on Nov. 25.
Forward Dina Haselip has left the
team for personal reasons and prob
ably won't return, Beck said.
Kate Galligan, Tina McClain and
Anna DeForge all arc serving the fi
nal game of a two-game suspension
for violating team rules.
To deal with the changes. Beck
said Aarden, Belinda Bynum,
Roquayyah Brown and Jami Kubik
would start for the Huskers.
Beck said the forward spot would
be split between Chris Dillavou and
Kate McEwen.
Beck said with all the problems
her team had suffered, it was diffi
cult to get everyone playing time at
her position.
“It’s hard to measure things with
at least three people out," Beck said.
“We’ve played hard with a lot of in
tensity, but we’re not playing consis
tently.”
