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JOWSEY from page 7 top times for NU in the 400-meter individual medley (4 minutes, 20.4 seconds) and the 200-meter butter fly (2:01.24). Jowsey holds the sec ond-fastest times in the 100- and 200-meter breaststrbke, the 100 meter butterfly and the 200-meter IM. Jowsey, who swam the 400 IM for the first time in November, credits Nebraska’s program for her quick rise. “The program has been very beneficial to me because it’s very specific to what I’ve needed,” Jowsey said. “I’m thriving off the competition here. The racing and the environment is great. I’m en joying myself, and I think that’s the key.” This weekend at the Big 12 Conference Swimming and Diving Championships, Jowsey will at tempt to win back to back races when she challenges for the 400 IM and 100 butterfly conference titles. The following day, Jowsey will compete in the 200 fly. It’s a feat that has been accom plished before. Former Nebraska All-American Mikaela Lauren did it during the 1995 season, but Paine said the circumstances are much different now because the Big 12 offers a higher level of competition than Lauren found in the old Big Eight. v “It takes a special kind of per son to do this,” Paine said. “Num ber one, they have to have a lot of confidence and number two, they have to be willing to put in the training. And most importantly, they just have to be tough as nails. “She has a great attitude about all three races. She has the men tality to do it, and I’d say her chances are very, very good.” Nebraska Motorcycle Safety Program 1-800-553-1906 Is The Rec Getting Too Crowded? Want To Look Better For Spring Break? 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On the other end of the court, the cowboys counter by shooting 47.3 percent from the field — third in the league. “I don’t know why they have prob lems with field-goal defense,” Nee said. “They do have good shooters, though.” Once again, Nee said NU will rely on point guard Tyronn Lue to lead the team to victory. Lue, who was named Big 12 player of the week on Monday, is making a late charge to earn first team all-league honors. Nee said Lue played one of the best games Nee has ever witnessed Satur day at Iowa State when the sophomore scored 30 points. Nee expects Lue to finish the final two games on a high note. “He’s done everything we’ ve asked him to do and plus some,” Nee said. “He is the best player I’ve ever coached.” Lue said he will not treat this week any different from the rest of the sea son despite his chance at conference honors and his first taste of NCAA Tournament action. “We’re preparing the same,” Lue said. “We’ve watched a lot of film and practiced hard.” Beyond tonight’s game lies the No. 1 Jayhawks’ visit to the Devaney Cen ter on Sunday. If Nebraska beats the Cowboys, Sunday’s tilt will give the Huskers their chance to make a state ment saying they belong in NCAA Tournament. But Nee isn’t looking past the Cowboys. “I know Oklahoma State is a very important game in the fact that who ever wins has a better chance to get in,” he said. “This game comes first.” Note: Of the 10 players announced Tues day as finalists for The Associated Press Player-of-the-Year award, six have faced Nebraska this season: Tony Battie (Texas Tech), Chauncey Billups (Colorado), Danny .Fortson (Cincin nati), Adonal Foyle (Colgate), Bobby Jackson (Minnesota) and Raef LaFrentz (Kansas). Another finalist, Andre Woolridge (Iowa) played for Nebraska as a fresh man before transferring. The other three finalists are Tim Duncan (Wake Forest), Ron Mercer (Kentucky) and Keith Van Horn (Utah). Win over Kansas eases NtTs month KU from page 7 season -r- to neutralize the 5-foot-9 Dixon on the defensive end, the Husk ers will have to utilize a variety of defensive combinations to slow the senior guard. “When you lose a big piece of your puzzle, you have to rearrange things,” Beck said. “We aren’t going to play just (me person on Dixon. Doage is , out, and she’s our sparkplug. We’re going to have to change our whole defensive outlook because Dixon can go off in such a short period of time.” Kansas Coach Marian Washington agreed with Beck’s perception of Dixon. “There’s no question she’s an im pact player,” Washington said. “I don’t enow of too many people who can stop ler.” But Kansas is more than Dixon, [n KU’s win over NU, 6-2 freshman Lynn Pride posted a career-high 19 points. Also, the Jayhawks list five players who shoot better than 46 per cent from the field. “In a lot of ways, this is my best team,” Washington said. “We have players that understand what it takes to be successful. I think they under stand what it is going to take for us to win.” Nobody’s been able to stop Kan sas on their home court this season. The Jayhawks have won 18 consecu tive games at Allen Fieldhouse, and a win tonight would clinch at least a share of the first-ever league title. “I always said there can’t be an other first champion,” Washington said. “If we are fortunate to win the conference, I will feel very honored.” A win for Kansas also marks its 10th straight victory over the Husk ers, who have not won at Allen Fieldhouse since 1988—Beck’s sec ond season. Kansas leads the all-time series 37-10. The Huskers need to win one of their final two contests to be a serious contender for their fourth NCAA Tournament berth. Nebraska finishes its season at Oklahoma State on Sat urday before traveling to Kansas City, Mo., for the Big 12 Tournament. “We have to get a split,” Beck said. “If not, we have to do some big things at the Big 12 Tournament.” ^10%0ff*anyservice(^lucleirt/fciciilt^!ft)* •Off regJiar price. Not veld with ary ofter offer. Coupon must be presented at lime of purchase. Offer expires Man* 29,1397. I - 1 | ■ Brakes 1:552m AUTO SYSTEMS EXPERTS I ■ Suspension n ■ Maintenance Services 601 N. 27th Street 477-7724 7030 “0" Street 483-2282 Call stores for hours. NU shut out at Kansas From Staff Reports The Nebraska baseball team lost , its third straight game Tuesday, fall ing 3-0 to Kansas in the first-ever Big 12 Conference game. Three Jayhawk pitchers combined for a seven-hit shutout, and KU scored three runs in the first inning before 308 fans at Hoglund-Maupin Stadium in Lawrence, Kan. Comhusker All-America candi I date Tbdd Sears and designated hitter > Ken Harvey collected two hits apiece, • but KU’s Mark Corson, Josh Bailey I and Josh Wingerd shut down the rest of the Nebraska bats. Bailey, who I pitched the fifth inning, picked up his I first win of the young season. Jonas Armenta (0-1) pitched seven innings, allowing eight hits and strik ing out four and walking three for Nebraska, which continued to receive excellent pitching with a lack of run support. NU hitters struck out 11 ;imes. Armenta got in trouble early, al lowing a two-run double to right fielder Les Walrond in the first inning. Walrond scored two batters later on a jingle by center fielder Sparky Wilhelm to end the scoring. After facing one batter in the eighth inning, Armenta was relieved t>y Jay Sirianni, Steve Fish and Brian Zubor. Kansas improved to 5-2 with the victory. Nebraska (5-3) will play Minne sota in the first round of the Hormel Foods Classic, Friday at the Metrodome in Minneapolis. NU goiters finish third From Staff Reports Nebraska golfer Scott Gutschewski shot a final-round score of 75 to finish with a 153, placing in a tie for third and leading the Comhusker men to a third-place finish at the UTSA Invitational Golf Tournament in San An tonio, Texas. NU scored a two-day total of 620, placing four strokes behind champion Southern Meth odist. Texas-San Antonio came in second. NU’s Mikkel Haug, who was second after shooting a 76 in the first round, finished in a tie for sixth following a second round total of 154. At the Pioneer Electronic Bruin Classic in Temecula, Calif., Nebraska freshman Hanne Nyquist shot a final round score of 80 to lead the NU women to a 13th-place tie with Oregon State Tuesday. The Comhuskers finished 72 shots behind Tulsa, which won the team title. Tulsa’s Lisa Penske and Niina Laitinen placed 1-2 in the individual competition.