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- w . . ■ • - ac >v > A Snnrtan linebacker;‘ ' H_ * 1 By Mike Kluck Senior Reporter Most coaches and players don’t enjoy opening their season with a con ference opponent, but Michigan State middle line backer Reggie Garnett doesn’t mind. Especially when you beat \ that team by 38 points, and the previous season you had to open your season with detenamg na tional champion Garnett Nebraska. The Spartans defeated Big Ten ri val Purdue 52-14 Saturday in the sea son opener for both teams, but now Michigan State must come to Lincoln to face the preseason No. 1 Comhuskers. “Last week was an important win and a big win,” Garnett said. “It really helped boost our confidence, and it’s a lot different winning big than if we had won by a field goal. We were able to do a lot of things, and now we feel like we can compete with Nebraska.” But Garnett probably knows better than most of his teammates that the Huskers aren't anything like Purdue. He was recruited by Nebraska and made a visit to Lincoln before decide ing to attend Michigan State. Last season, Nebraska rushed for 552 yards against MSU. A week ago, Purdue had 127 yards on the ground. ,v, “I remember (Tommie) Frazier and (Lawrence) Phillips were just running over us,” Garnett said. “And we were just trying to learn our assignments. This year is totally different, and we have confidence. “Everybody knows their assign ments, and we should be able to com pete with them. We have a whole new attitude now” That new attitude has also made Nebraska, not arch-rival Michigan, the biggest game of the season for the Spartans; at least for this week. Garnett, a preseason Butkus Award and All-America candidate, said the Spartans will have to keep the ball away from the Huskers to be success ful Saturday. “We have to control the ball and keep their offense off the field,” Garnett said. “We just need to have balance. In my opinion, our defense let our team down fast year. U~?-: I : ^ _ v- - - ■ ■■■■.■ = - ■ - —*T- = JfrVade coliseum SPARTANS from page 11 year but a year older* Pettit said. “They’re the equivalent of what we would be like if we had Christy Johnson, Allison Weston and Billie Winsett bade for this season.” When Erbe took the Michigan State job in 1993, the Spartans had not had a winning season since >980. But he guided the Spartans to the NCAA Tournament in 1994 and 1995. “We’re kind of the new guys on the block,” Erbe said. “What we do this year will validate what we did last year. But we certainly haven’t established the program.” Senior middle blockers Val Sterk and Dana Cooke will lead the Spartans against a 3-1 Comhusker squad that has been rearranged by season-ending injuries to Jen McFadden and Denise Koziol. “They just reload,” Erbe said. “Most programs would not be able to withstand that.” Ranked No. 1 by Volleyball Magazine in the preseason, the Spartans fell to No. 5 following losses to second-ranked Stanford and No. 3 Texas in the Michigan State Volleyball Classic, Aug. 30 31. But Pettit said he wasn’t overly excited with the new rankings, which place Nebraska No. 4. “I’d probably be a lot happier if Michigan State was coming in here No. 1 and we were No. 19,” Pettit said. “Losing those two matches and B------—* . '■ . i coming in here to a program with a great tradition, I don’t think we are going to catch them napping.” MFs Megan Korver said the at mosphere at die coliseum will give Nebraska an advantage. “The crowd is going to be wild,” Korver said. ‘T’ve been thinking about it since day one.” The sophomore transfer from George Washington, averaging a team-high 1.933 btodcs per game, said she expects Nebraska to hold its own on defense. Pettit agreed that Nebraska’s middle blockers, led by Korver, should match up well with Spartan hitters Jenna Wrobel and Veronica Morales. Against Texas, Michigan State lost a 14-11 lead in the fifth game, and the Spartans allowed Stanford to come back from a 14-6 deficit in the first game of that match. The Huskers will not hesitate to ride the left arm of outside hitter Lisa Reitsma, Pettit said. The 6-4 junior from Sanborn, Iowa, a first team All-American, leads Nebraska in kills per game (6.067) and hit ting percentage (.277). “I think our big challenge is go ing to be how well we can handle her,” Erbe said. “Both of their outside hitters (Reitsma and Jaime Krondak) are great athletes. But mainly, I think that Nebraska itself is just a great challenge.” * Soccer team to face two ranked foes SOCCER from page 11 out Oklahoma and Iowa State last weekend. NU broke both contests wide open in the second half. “I think some of it cranes from our fitness level being very high,” Walker said. “Also, combined with our depth, it gives our starters rest for later in the game.” NU can expect large crowds at both contests. Getting the early lead on the road will be crucial, Walker said. “It’s important to get off to a good start,” Walker said, “because the home crowd is into it. You can shift the mo mentum by getting the early lead.” Walker said NU takes pride in its defensive ability. “We stress individual responsibil ity in one-on-one defending,” Walker said. “We tell the girls to make it per sonal and limit the amount of time the opponent has the ball.” Husker veterans Kari Uppinghouse and Kristen Gay have turned in stellar outings in NU’s first two games, com bining for seven goals and two assists. NU has also received outstanding efforts from newcomers Isabelle Momeau, Lindsay Eddleman, and Jenny Benson. Momeau has two goals, Eddleman and Benson each have one goal and one assist. Buy an IBM PC 340 or 350 desktop computer and an IBM Multimedia Kit. And W _J you’ll get a CD software package that includes Windows 95, Lotus SmartSuite, Netscape Navigator, World Book Multimedia Encyclopedia and the Infopedia collection of essential reference software. Buy a ThinkPad and you’ll get Windows 95 and Lotus Smartsuite. 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