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Talent packs soccer team
By Jay Saunders
Assignment Reporter
Depth. Experience. Tradition.
Those three words have never been
used to describe the Nebraska soccer
team. But after a
23-1 record last
season and a trip to
the Elite Eight, the
Cornhuskers have
become a national
powerhouse three
years after their
inception in 1994.
This season,
with returning first
team All-American
Kari Uppinghouse
and second team All-American
Lindsay Eddleman, Husker Coach
John Walker has added reason for opti
mism.
“This is the first year we can say we
have a pretty experienced team,”
Walker said. “I am feeling as good as
ever. I am really looking forward to the
season.”
The Huskers return experience at
every position on the field.
Along with Eddleman, Isabelle
Momeau returns at the forward posi
uon mat iea a poiem misxer sconng
attack last season. Last season, NU
scored 92 goals, 33 of which came
from Eddleman and Momeau.
Uppinghouse, a middlefielder, led
the Huskers last season with 19 goals.
She will be joined in the midfield this
season by Kim Engesser, who trans
ferred from the University of Portland.
Engesser, who participated in two
Final Fours with the Pilots, brings
experience and adds depth to the
Huskers.
“Up front we have a lot of people
. who scored a lot of goals,” Walker said.
“We have a good group up front, and in
the midfield we are very strong.”
Defense was one of NU’s trade
marks last season. The Huskers only
allowed 15 goals all season.
This season the defense will be led
by senior goalkeeper Rebecca
Hombacher. Last season, Hombacher
had the fifth-lowest goals against aver
age (0.51) in the country to accompany
Soccer
Top 25
Bellow are the NSCAA/Umbro Top
25 College Rankings
Rank School Recoed
■ :1r'' North Carolina .; •:. 25-1-0
2 Notre Dame 24-2-0
3 Portland 19-1-2
4 Connecticut 22-3-0
5 Santa Clara 18-4-1
6 Nebraska 23-1-0
7 Maryland 1942
8 Tied Penn St. 15-5-2
8 Tied Texas A&M 19-4-0
. 10 Wisconsin-Madison 15-5-4
it Virginia 12-7-2
12 Harvard 15-2-0
13 Jamas Macfison 15-6-2
14 Vanderbilt 11-8-1
15 Massachusetts 16-5*1
16 Duke 10-10-3
17 Rordia 22-34
18 George Mason 14-7-1
19 WilBam&Maiy 14-9-0
20 Clemson 15-7-1
21 Tied UNC-Graensboro 16-6-1
21 Tied Kentucky 13-7-2
23 WafceFfcest 14-84
24 Stanford 12-94
25 Mrmesota ; 13-74
her 14 shutouts.
The third-team All-American has a
lot of support in front of her.
aiepname vacex is a returning ail
conference player, while Sharolta
Nonen, Tanya Franck and Heather
Brown all look to have continued suc
cess on the Husker defense.
“Obviously we have a lot of great
defense,” Hombacher said. “It makes
my job so much easier.”
Also hoping to make that job easier
will be a talented group of freshmen.
Nebraska landed the Louisiana,
Nevada and New Mexico players of the
year as well as some of Nebraska’s best
talent.
Sarah Deacon of Omaha Central
and Julie Greco of Omaha Marian
were both all-state players who hope to
earn playing time this season.
Greco made a big statement at the
fall athletic testing by shattering the
Soccer
Schedule
Date Opponent Time
Aug. 29 DePaul 7 p.m.
Aug. 31 Southern Cal Noon
Sept. 5 at Colorado 5 p.m.
Sept. 7 at Vanderbilt 11a.m.
Sept. 12 at Texas 5 p.m.
Sept. 14 at Texas A&M 1p.m.
Sept 18 Iowa St 7 p.m.
Sept. 21 Arkansas 1 p.m.
Sept. 26 Baylor 7 p.m.
Sept. 28 Texas Tech 1 p.m.
Oct. 3 Missouri 7 p.m.
Oct. 5 Kansas 1 p.m.
Oct. 10 Kentucky 7 p.m.
Oct. 12 San Diego 1p.m.
Oct 19 at Duke Noon
Oct. 24 at Oklahoma St. 4 p.m.
Oct 28* at Oklahoma i pjn.
Oct. 31 St. Louis 7 p.m.
Nov. 2 Minnesota 1p.m.
Nov. 6-9 Big 12 Tournament TBA
Npy. 15-16 NCAAToum. (1st Round) TBA
Nov. 22-23 NCAAToum. (2nd Round)TBA
Nov. 29-30 NCAAToum. (Quartwfirwtfs)T8A
Dec. 5-7 NCAA Finals TBA
school’s record for the women’s 40
yard dash by .07 seconds. Walker said
Greco and the rest of the freshman
class mav spp nlavina tim<» pvpn
though the team has so much returning
talent.
“They all have the potential to
come in and challenge for time,”
Walker said. “We play whoever gets
the job done. Class or year is irrele
vant.”
All of last year’s success and
expectations for this year have earned
the Huskers a place near the top of the
preseason soccer poll. Nebraska is
ranked sixth, the same spot it finished
last season, in the first NSCAA poll
this season.
“We don’t care what people think
of us,” Walker said. “The players set
their own goals and expectations, and
our expectations are the ones that are
important.”
Uppinghouse craves sensational season
By Jay Saunders
Assignment Reporter
Playing on a 23-1 team last
year and earning All-America
honors as a junior could have
spoiled Kari Uppinghouse.
Instead, it made her want to
accomplish more this season.
Uppinghouse finished last
season as the Huskers’ leading
scorer with 19 goals and 10
assists. Besides her individual
scoring, she guided Nebraska to a
trip to the NCAA Tournament
quarterfinals and a No. 6 rank
ing.
Because of her efforts,
Uppinghouse was named the Big
12 Conference
co-player of the
year and was a
member of the
NSCAA All
Central Region
first team.
“I love get
ting the ball and
distributing it,”
Uppinghouse
Uppinghouse said- “My
favorite part of
the game is being in control and
helping to find the team’s
strengths.”
She should be happy with her
role on this year’s team, because
it won’t change much from what
she did last year.
Nebraska Coach John Walker
said he will not ask Uppinghouse
to do anything differently.
“We certainly like Kari to
have the ball, because a lot of
play goes through her anyway,”
Walker said. “She just fits in with
the context of the team.”
Uppinghouse, who will be one
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