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NU to face N.D. State By Antone Oseka Senior Editor The Nebraska wrestlers travel to Bismarck, N.D., to take on North Da kota State in a 7:30 dual tonight. It’s a homecoming for Comhuskers Darin Giese, Jeramie Welder and Ryan Bauer, all standouts at Bismarck High School. “I have no idea what North Dakota State has,” NU Coach Tim Neumann said. “I hope we have enough left in our gas tanks to compete with them.” The 13th-ranked Cornhuskers scored 75.5 team points to finish in eighth place at the Las Vegas Invita tional last weekend in Las Vegas. Big 12 Conference rival Iowa State won the meet with 134.5 points. “They won it last year, too,” he said. “I seem to remember we still beat them last year, in the dual and at Big Eights.” Nebraska finished without a cham pion in Las Vegas. The highest finisher was third-ranked heavyweight Tolly Thompson, who finished second to fourth-ranked Stephen Neal of Cal State-Bakersfield. Thompson lost 4-2 in the finals. Three Huskers turned in fifth-place finishes. Welder (126 pounds), Brad Canoyer (134) and lOth-ranked Jason Kraft (158) all placed fifth. Giese, a 118-pounder, rounded out the medal ists by coming in eighth. ^ i j rersananz«av nigniy fnunoaf itoywi movnoii9y computerized study expert teachers who guaranteed to pbns, tolpaed to yow know the tests rabe your soon. 1_SB_tJ_B —:-B— ■-»-■ --a —■ avomouai neocis. nsiae ana oui. Classes starting soon. Register today! j the loader hi test prep and | admissions counseling | m 1-800-KAP-TEST | www.kapian.com Jr :> Huskers address problem // By David Wilson Staff Reporter In six games this season, the Ne braska men's basketballTeam Jjas committed an average of 20.6 turn overs per game. That’s too many, Coach Danny Nee said, and while the Huskers have slipped past five of six foes this season, the tough portion of their schedule has not yet begun. “The turnover factor is really a problem,” Nee said Saturday after the Comhuskers’ 73-68 victory over Bowling Green. “We have to settle down and improve our passing.” After Wednesday night's game at Missouri-Kansas City, NU will play No. 17 Minnesota in Lincoln before heading to the San Juan Clas sic, a tournament in which the Husk ers could face No. 7 Cincinnati, Mississippi State or 16th-ranked Fresno State. All that before the Big 12 sea son begins. The Huskers, who have outshot their opponents 49.3 percent to 38.4 percent this season, have commit ted 124 turnovers to their oppo nents’ 96. But Nee remained optimistic about the slippery fingers of NU’s young players, four of whom had never played college basketball be fore this season. “We have to learn to take care of the ball,” Nee said. “But I think we can improve the turnovers. I know we have to. That could be our Achilles’ heel.” True freshmen guard Cookie Belcher, who has played 187 min utes, third most on the team, has committed 17 turnovers, tying him for second on the team behind 99 We have to stay focused, or getting a lead doesn't mean anything Mikki Moore NU center Tyronn Luc’s 23. “I just think it’s a lack of con centration,” Belcher said. “A lot of times we see a man open, but the next second, there’s a man on him. I think we just kind of force things too much. Once we get our turn overs down, we’ll be a good team.” Lue said he admits that he needs to improve. The flu that hindered him in the Ameritas Classic last weekend may have played a part in his 11 turnovers. “I’ve been careless with the ball,” Lue said. “Mentally, I’m thinking about too much, but I’ve got to leam to play through this.” After NU’s 88-72 win last Fri day over Coppin State, senior Mikki Moore said he discussed the prob lem with his teammates. Nebraska turned the ball over 27 times in the victory. “That’s too many,” Moore said. “I got on them about that. I’ve got a right to talk now. We have to stay focused, or getting a lead doesn’t mean anything.” But so far this season, Lue said, the positives have outweighed the problems for the 5-1 Huskers. “We still find a way to win,” he said. “That’s the important thing. I think we’ll be OK.” ~ RANDOLPH VACUUM) Apartment Looking Cruddy? 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Pettit attributed some of NU’s prob lems to a lack of focus and mental preparation. The Huskers, who have nine fresh men and sophomores dn their roster, lack NCAA Tournament experience, Pettit said. Only four players on the team—Reitsma, Cmich, senior Maria Hedbcck, and sophomore transfer Megan Korver—have seen extensive postseason playing time. “On the bench before the match, I said that I didn’t think we were ready to play,” Pettit said. “I think some people were. Kate was. Reitsma was. Some of our more experienced people were ready. But I think some of our other people just figured it was just another match, and that one way or the other we’d win it. “But that’s not the way it goes in the NCAA Tournament, because teams know that if they lose, they’re done.” Cmich, who hammered 25 kills in the national championship match last season, recorded 12 kills and a team high 10 digs Saturday against the Ra zorbacks. “We had players who had moments that they were playing really well,” Cmich said, “but it wasn’t consistent. Ilf you have one person on the court who’s not as excited as the rest of us, then you can forget about playing a good match.” I LAUNCH MORE THAN A CAREER \ 1-800-USA-NAVY. World Wide Web: http://www.navyJobs.com 3 m ^1 ■ - PB >
