Huskers to face
2 ranked teams
By David Wilson
Staff Reporter
The Nebraska baseball team will
battle two traditional national powers
this weekend in the Fiesta Bowl Dia
mond Classic in Tempe, Ariz.
The Comhuskers will take on 1 lth
ranked Texas Tech today at 2 p.m,
sixth-ranked Arizona State Friday and
Northwestern on Saturday. The con
solation and championship games will
be played on Sunday.
“We’ve probably bitten off more
than we can chew. New Mexico State
was serious competition,” said Ne
braska coach John Sanders. “(Arizona
State and Texas Tech) are outstanding
ball clubs and certain NCAA qualifi
ers.”
The 6-0 Red Raiders, coached by
Larry Hays, are off to their best start
since 1993. Hays helped Texas Tech
to its first-ever NCAA regional berth
last season, compiling a 51-14 record.
Left-handed pitcher Matt Miller, a
junior, is expected to start today’s
game for the Raiders. Miller has won
both of his outings this season, hold
ing opposing hitters to a .224 average
while maintaining a 1.93 camed-run
average.
Offensively, the 2-1 Huskers are led
by catcher Pete Jenkins, who is hit
ting .472 this season. Jenkins, a jun
ior, is expected to bat sixth behind se
nior outfielders Mel Motley and Matt
Meyer, who combined for 12 RBI in
Nebraska’s season-opening series
against New Mexico State on Feb. 2
3.
Eugene Jenkins, the only other
Husker senior expected to start, has
led off the batting order in all three
games this season. Jenkins,
Nebraska’s starting center fielder, will
open the tournament hitting .312 with
six runs scored.
The rest of the .young. Nebraska
TmBufy wilTbe put to the test against a
Texas Tech pitching staff that has lim
ited opposing hitters to a .225 aver
age this season.
“Some of them may be a little
afraid, and some may have some con
cerns,” Sanders said. “But on the other
side, I think any player here in a Ne
braska .uniform wants to play quality
competition.”
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“We’veprobably bitten
off more than we can
chew. ”
JOHN SANDERS
Nebraska baseball coach
Junior Steve Fish will start today
on the mound for the Huskers. Fish
earned the win in Nebraska’s season
opening 23-13 win over New Mexicc
State, allowing only two hits in 4 2/3
innings.
Texas Tech, a future Big 12 Con
ference rival of Nebraska, locked its
series with the Huskers at two games
apiece the last time they met in 1991.
Husker pitcher Jonas Armenta, a
junior, will make his first start of the
season Friday against 6-1 Arizona
State at 7 pjn. The Sun Devils are
averaging almost 12 runs per game
and will enter the tournament with a
.355 team batting average. Nebraska,
which has played Arizona State five
times, trails the series 3-2.
The Sun Devils are led offensively
by sophomore left fielder Dan
McKinley, who has hit .429 with three
home runs in Arizona State’s seven
games this season.
Northwestern, which will open its
season against Arizona State on Thurs
day, is scheduled to face Nebraska on
Saturday at 2 pan. The Wildcats are
led by infielder Jake Suffian, who hit
.346 last season.
Nebraska freshman Jay Siriani,
who earned the Huskers’ second win
of the season, will start on Saturday.
Siriani held New Mexico State to three
runs in five innings in a 15-6 Husker
win on Feb. 3.
Senior Jason Allen is expected to
start Sunday’s game. Allen was pulled
after 3 1/3 innings in the second game
of a doubleheader against New
Mexico StatelifteralTowing only one
run and striking out two batters.
Sunday’s consolation game will be
played at 11 a.m. The championship
game will be played at 2:30 p.m.
“These are really tough games. It
doesn’t get any tougher,” Sanders said.
“There is no comfort zone. If you
make any mistakes, you’re probably
going to lose.”
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Swimmer provides
inspiration for NU
By Vince D’Adamo
Staff Reporter
It’s not always easy being on top.
The top is where Nebraska
freestyle swimmer and team captain
Melanie Dodd thrives.
“She loves to compete,”
Comhusker assistant coach Keith
Moore said. “She has very high
goals and strives in her daily prac
tice regimen on achieving those
goals.”
Dodd, a senior from Sydney,
Australia, has been an All-Ameri
can twice at Nebraska.
Dodd has won at least two events
at every meet this semester and was
named Big Eight swimmer of the
month for January. She recorded
eight individual freestyle wins and
six first-place finishes as a relay
team member last month.
Dodd leads her Nebraska team
mates into this week’s Big Eight
Championships in Oklahoma City,
Okla. Swimming preliminary
events begin today at 11 a.m.
Husker freshman T.D. Rowe placed
second in the 1 -meter diving event
Wednesday night with a score of
422.40. Freshman Nikki Markota
finished sixth for Nebraska and se
nior Juli Jones placed eighth.
This weekend’s competition is
the final Big Eight meet. Next sea
son, the Big 12 will be considered
one of the premier swimming con
ferences in the nation.
“That makes it important,” Dodd
said. “It also makes it very special.
I see it as a great opportunity.”
Dodd is the all-time leader in
Nebraska history with a time of
22.88 seconds in the 50-meter
freestyle. She heads the all-time
charts in the 100- and 200-meter
events with times of49.60 seconds
and one minute, 47.85 seconds, re
spectively.
Husker coach Cal Bentz said
Dodd set a great example for her
teammates to follow.
“She’s been a great student, a
great athlete and a great inspiration
to our women’s team,” Bentz said.
Dodd is a member of four
Husker relay teams that are nation
ally ranked and on top of the all
time Nebraska charts. In addition
to her individual relay teams, Dodd
competes in the 400- and 200-meter
medley relay and the 800- and 200
meter freestyle relays.
“She’s at a great level in her swim
ming, and that’s pulling the rest of the
team to that level,” Moore said.
Buffalo coach
says NU will
make tourney
By Jason Brum
Staff Reporter
Heavy hearts were the only thing
the Colorado women’s basketball
team took home from Lincoln
Wednesday night.
Nebraska defeated the 18th-ranked
Buffaloes (20-7 overall and 7-4 in the
Big Eight) 83-75 in double-overtime
at the Bob Devaney Sports Center.
Colorado coach Ceal Barry said she
was not surprised Nebraska was able
to end the Buffs seven-game winning
streak against Nebraska. Before
Wednesday night, Nebraska had not
defeated the Buffs since a 62-50 win
on Jan. 22, 1993.
Barry, who has coached Colorado
for four straight Big Eight titles, said
she thought the Cornhuskers were well
on their way to the NCAA Tournament
for the first time in three years.
“They’ve got some very good of
fensive players,” Barry said. “I totally
expected them to come out and be ag
gressive.”
Colorado, 30-3 a year ago, ad
vanced to the Elite Eight of the NCAA
Tournament last season. The Buffaloes
have made it to the Sweet 16 in three
of the past four years.
Nebraska, which was down 35-29
at the half, scored 35 points in the sec
ond half to force overtime.
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Byrne. What the players said was not
disclosed, but the problems can be
taken care of quickly, Nee said.
The team’s meeting with Byrne,
Nee said, dealt with putting an end to
profanity and listening to the concerns
of the players, who have decided not
to speak to the media until Saturday’s
game against Oklahoma.
“I’m willing to listen,” Nee sajd.
“I’m willing to change.”
Nee did not agree with the way the
situation was handled. He said he
wished that his players would have
come to him instead of going over his
head to Byrne.
“I think it was very poor judgment
on their part, and I didn’t think it
needed to get to that point,” Nee said.
“I respect them, but I don’t agree with
it.
“If my ego’s bruised or my feel
ings are hurt, I’m supposed to be the
guy to handle it. Did I like what hap
pened or how it was handled? Abso
lutely not.”
Despite his displeasure with the
players’ actions, Nee said, no disci
plinary action will be taken against
any of the players who were late to
practice Tuesday.
“They want to play basketball,”
Nee said. “If they don’t want to play
basketball, they can get the hell out.”
No one asked to transfer, Nee said,
and the rumors that he may resign
were false—although Nee did say he
would re-evaluate his position at Ne
braska following the season.
He said he asked Byrne about the
possibility of resigning or being fired.
Byrne told Nee his job was safe, the
coach said.
“I’ve gotten stronger on this, and
it’s strengthened my position,” Nee
said. “I feel very comfortable, but it
was two days wasted.”
Win
Continued from Page 10
ranked No. 2 at 158 pounds, defeated
Todd Sacksteder 7-2.
Chad Nelson kept the momentum
alive at 167. Erik Josephson added
points at 177 for Nebraska and 190
pound freshman Kalin Makaiwi took
all hope away from the Tigers, pin
ning Thomas Patterson.
No.2 heavyweight Tolly Thompson
added the final team points for Ne
braska.
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