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Thompson seals win From Staff Reports Nebraska heavyweight wrestler Tolly Thompson pinned North Da kota State’s Josh Dick to break a 15 15 tie and lead NU to a dual victory Tuesday night in Bismarck, N.D. Thompson, the nation’s third ranked heavyweight, pinned Dick* a freshman, 1:14 into the match, sealing the win for the Comhuskers. NU improved to 2-0 in dual com petition. The Bison fell to 0-2. Other NU winners included Darin Giese (118 pounds), Jeramie Welder (126), Brad Canoyer (134), Jason Kraft (158) and Joe Flasnick (177). NU to face 2-3 UMKC UMKC from page 10 could provide more opportunities for center Mikki Moore, who needs five blocked shots to break Rich King’s school record of 183. Moore has 31 rejections this year. But one thing that has held the young Huskers from reaching their full potential is their tendency to turn the ball over. In six games, NU has committed 124 turnovers, in cluding 53 in their last two games. The Huskers dropped their only road game this season, 83-81 to 13 th-ranked Texas in overtime. Nee said he is confident the Huskers have improved since their season opening defeat and and are ready for the trip to Kansas City. “I think we’ve improved in a lot of areas,” he said, “but I think we have to be ready to play. You need to get off to a good start when you play on the road.” Brown breaks * freshman mold Cornerback handles the pressure of starting in his first year as a Husker. By Gregg Madsen StaffReporter Ralph Brown is a freshman by defi nition only. The Comhuskers’ right cornerback became the first true freshman in more than 50 years to start the first football game of the regu lar season on Sept. 7 against Michigan State. Twelve games later, he hasn’t looked back. The 5-foot-11 cornerback has el evated his game to that of a seasoned veteran in the Nebraska defensive backfield. Three months after graduating ftom Bishop Amat High School in Walnut, Calif., Brown was thrust into the start ing spot, left vacant by departed senior Tyrone Williams. “I was put in a situation where it was do or die,” Brown said. “I had to adjust to everything that was around me. Brown adjusted to the Nebraska defense, and quickly became an asset for sixth-ranked Nebraska, which next plays Virginia Tech in the Orange Bowl on Dec. 31. Senior Mike Minter said Brown’s first year has been amazing. “Any true freshman that can come in a type of program like this and pro duce the way he produces should defi nitely turn some heads. His play turned the heads of Big 12 news media, who named Brown the conference’s defensive newcomer of the year. Brown leads the Husker defense with 12 pass breakups. He has four in terceptions this season, second behind Minter, who has five. Opposing receivers and quarter backs have tried to exploit his inexpe rience all season, but Brown said the added attention has only helped him to improve. “It’s more of a challenge to me, and it makes me better, because it makes me prove who I am,” Brown said. “Am I going to rise to the occasion, or am I going to fall and let them pick on me all year long?” Minter said Brown’s maturity was what enabled him to handle the added pressure and cover receivers in the Huskers’ predominately man-to-man defensive coverage scheme. “He’s very mature in that sense,” Minter said. “He doesn’t let bad plays get him down. He’ll come back and play just as hard the next play. Most true freshmen — if they get burned— they go in the tank. But he comes back and has a big game.” Brown’s best performance of the season was in the Huskers’ 17-12 vic tory over Colorado, when he broke up seven passes, setting a new school record. The previous record set in 1994 was held by Barron Miles, who broke up six passes at Kansas State. All this attention and success could give many true freshmen an overactive ego, Minter said, but that isn’t a prob lem with Brown. “I think he’s a great learner, and that’s the biggest thing,” Minter said. “He’ll listen to what you’ve got to say. In the position he’s in, he could get big headed and think he knows it all right away, but he’s not that kind of person.” Reitema leads list of all-league players From Staff Reports Nebraska placed four players cm the inaugural All-Big 12 volleyball team announced Tuesday, led by the league’s player of the year, All American outside hitter Lisa Reitsma. Reitsma, a 6-foot-4 junior from Sanborn, Iowa, joined NU sopho more setter Fiona Nepo, Texas’ Demetria Sance and Texas A&M’s Kristie Smedsrud as unanimous se lections to the all-conference squad. Husker senior Kate union was also named to the 13-member team, along with sophomore Megan Korver, who earned the newcomer of-the-year award. Korver trans ferred to Nebraska this season from George Washington. Nebraska Coach Terry Pettit was voted the league’s coach of the year, winning the award for the third straight season and eight time in the last 12 years. Texas’ Sarah Butler won the Big 12’s freshman-of-the-year award. Pettit says schedule will help in regionals NCAA from page 10 members, nine of whom are fresh men and sophomores. “We’re not looking for players to play as good as they have,” Pettit said, “we’re looking for them to go up one level.” The constant improvement NU made during its 19-1 run through the Big 12 — a conference that placed six teams in the tournament — has i given the Huskers the confidence they needs to play well in the postseason, Pettit said. “We knew if we could win the Big 12, that we were good enough to compete nationally,” Pettit said. “We will have to play our best volleyball this weekend to win, but so will everybody else. Every team brings problems and challenges, but we certainly do, too.” —-, SOME THINGS ABE MEANT TO BE CLOSED JfODR MIND ISN’T ONE OP THEM. MDA has shown how valuable people with disabilities are to society. Talent, ability and desire are more important than strength of a person's muscles. The barrier these people can’t overcome is a closed mind. 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