ta ‘1 P FOR TICKETS CALL 1-800-8-BIGRED --- «§p - - . NUbeadsto Missouri By Gbegg Madsen Staff Reporter The fifth-ranked Nebraska women’s gymnastics team faces Big 12 Conference foe Missouri at 7:30 to night at the Heames Cento* in Colum bia, Mo. • ' The Comhuskers, who defeated Southern Utah 193.725-190.75 Mon day night, haye practiced only twice since then in preparation for the Tigers. But Nebraska Coach Dan Kendig said a short week would not affect did team. “We’re ready to go,” Kendig said. “We’ve got some people drat we’re going to hold back, but we still feel like we can put up some peat scores” Kendig said sophomore Amie Dillman will not compete because of a thigh bruise, and fellow sophomore Courtney Brown’s participation is questionable because of sore calf muscles. NU’s depth in each event should offset the injuries, he said. Freshman Heather Brink will com pete in the all-around despite a stress fracture in her left leg. Husks: wrestlers (Wyoming t— . * 1 --— —— ByAntone Oseka Staff Reporter After a surprise seventh-place fin ish at the Cliff Keen National Duals last weekend, the Nebraska wrestling team hopes to ride some of that mo mentum into Sunday’s dual with Wyo ming. — The 1 lth-ranked Comhuskers (9-4 in duals) wrestle the Cowboys in Ogallala in a 3 pan. dual. Assistant Coach Brad Penrith said the dual was scheduled in Ogallala because the fans in western Nebraska don’t get a chance to see the Huskers wrestle very often. “The people out there enjoy the wrestling,” Penrith said. • „ - He said the unranked Cowboys (4 5) could be a threat to Nebraska. “It all depends on how you catch them,” Penrith said. ‘‘Wyoming’s al ways wrestled us tough.” NU track teams open home season By Jay Saunders Staff Reporter The Nebraska men’s and women’s track and field teams open their home season Saturday, in a meet that concen trates solely on individual perfor mances. ’ The Nebraska Open, in which 600 athletes and more than 25 teams will compete, begins at 9 a.m. at the Bob Devaney Sports Center track. Field events begin at 9, with the preliminary running events starting at 10. The run ning finals are scheduled to begin at 12:10 pun. NU Coach Gary Pepin said all of his healthy athletes will compete this week end, including those who are redshirting and will compete unattached. “About 85 to 95 percent of our ath letes will be in their designated events,” Pepin said. “Some may be experiment ing in other events.” DeForge wants two wins on Super Sunday DEFORGE from page 7 In the five games since, DeForge has averaged 20 points per game and led the team three times in sewing and assists. Last week, after scoring 15 points against Kansas State and a career best 31 points against Missouri, she was named the Big 12 player of the week. % v On Jan. 11, after Nebraska beat Texas A&M 75-65, Coach Angela Beck, who said she doesn’t usually hug her players, gave DeForge a big one after she scored 25 points and had six assists. Anna Derorgc is tne woman, Beck said. “She is the person we really look to to put it together.” On Sunday, if DeForge scores three points against the Sooners, she becomes the.l 6th Husker to top the 1,000-point mark. “The college basketball game is such a mental game,” DeForge said. “Most people have the physi cal ability but many have trouble adapting to the mental aspect. You have to know where people are at all times and know how to create scoring opportunities.” DeForge has also emerged this season as the team’s leader. “I’ve been through a conference season before and I know what it takes physically and mentally,” she said. “I want to make sure they can rely on us a lot more and be able to look to us for advice. In turn it will help make them better players.” -:-; ' ■" ?v&a‘.ig##5*9**21*3$ *m»82h& Jm&sitM'fBMMfSSS IF SHE HAS ANOREXIA, SHE WOULD CONSIDER THIS A SQUARE MEAL. X .„/• ■ .. - i ■ Anorexia nervosa isn't just a phase. It's a destructive pattern of denying your body normal amounts of food. But, the pattern can be broken. The Eating Disorders Program;at the University of Nebraska Medical Center is here to help conquer anorexia with confidence. If you see this pattern develop, call the UNMC Eating Disorders Program at (402) 559-5524. A University VJB of Nebraska Medical Center AUDITIONS For Singers and Dancers Lhe on StageJfe could be YOU! Brom oar 60*s and 70’s rock review; Stax of Wkx, to oar spectacular country mask show in the Tivoli Mask HaO, you could be in the spotlight fee the *97 season, entertaining millions of SVbrlds of Ran guests. If yon work the entire season (six days per week in the summer I weekends in the spring and fell) you could earn over S&000! AUDITION INSTRUCTIONS