Hornbacher, defenders
shut down Husker foes
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backfield, Walker said, it goes all the
way to the Husker attackers.
“That is the key right there,”
Walker said. “Our players understand
it is not acceptable to allow a shot on
goal or a comer kick or commit a foul
in our end,” Walker said. “When the
offense gets great pressure up front,
that is when we play our best soccer.”
All three members of the
Nebraska backfield are converted
midfielders. Last year was the first
time Nonen and Vacek played
defense. The switch from the mid
field to the backfield, however, still
allows the defenders to be involved
in the Husker offense. Nebraska’s
formation allows the defenders to
move up the field and be creative
when they have the ball.
Franck leads all defenders with
seven points. The senior from
Toronto has three goals and an assist
this season. Two of those goals came
in the season opener against DePaul.
Vacek has four assists, and Nonen, a
sophomore, has assisted three
Husker goals.
“When you want to get into the
attack, very few forwards will go
with you,” Franck said. “If you want
to go, you just go.”
NU’s defense will face a huge test
this weekend in Durham, N.C.,
against No. 4 Duke.
Vacek said the Huskers won’t
treat Duke differently than any other
opponent.
“Out team has the mentality that
we want to be dominant defensively,”
Hornbacher said. “It is an attitude
thing. If they come in here, they
won’t get anything and we will trans
late that into success on their end of
the field.”
Dominating Defense
In the last eight games the NU soccer team has outscored
its opponents 40-0.
Opponents \_ Nebraska
Shot on Goal Goals Shot on goal Goals
Iowa Si ■ 10 ' 13 7
Arkansas 1 0 17 8
Baylor 3 0 9 2
Texas Tech 2 0 15 5
Missouri v. 1 0 : 9 4
Kansas 2 0 10 6
San Diego 1 0 15 5
Kentucky 3 0 8 3
Totals 14 0 96 40
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fly around and make plays. On the
pass rush, you’re usually double
teamed, so you have to just try and
spilt it.”
McBride said having two players
at nose tackle has helped ease the wear
and tear of one of football’s most phys
ically demanding roles.
“It’s good that you can bring in
another guy when one of them starts to
get tired,” McBride said. “The biggest
thing that we’ve always had here at
Nebraska is ability to alternate a cou
ple of good defensive linemen
around.”
Neither player said he was sure
what position hd would play after
arriving at Nebraska - or if he would
play for the Huskers at all.
Warren played at Kickapoo High
in Springfield, Mo., and had Kansas
and Illinois ahead of Nebraska on his
recruiting list. However, after visiting
u
The biggest thing that we always had here
at Nebraska is ability to alternate a couple
of good defensive linemen around
Charlie McBride
NU defensive coordinator
Lincoln, Warren said he preferred the
NU program.
“It didn’t feel right at Illinois and
Kansas,” Warren said. “At Nebraska,
everything seemed to fall into place.”
Wiltz, from St. Augustine High in
New Orleans, had to choose between
Louisiana State and the Huskers. In
the end, he said NU’s tradition and aca
demic program won out.
Warren and Wiltz both said they
have had a good coach on the field in
senior All-America defensive tackle
Jason Peter.
“Jason has showed us the right way
to practice and how to give 110 per
cent on every play,” Warren said. “He’s
one of the best defensive linemen in
the nation.”
By the end of the year, Warren and
Wiltz still may not be as recognizable
as Peter on the line, but they will play a
major factor in NU’s run for a national
title.
“These guys are getting better
every day,” McBride said. “Teams are
not going to want to pick on them.”
Injuries leave NU in a bind
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out whether or not she’s going to be
at full strength. I’ve made adjust
ments based on the idea that Jaime
won’t be back. But hopefully, she
will.”
Several Nebraska players agreed
that the loss of Krondak and
Saunders hurts the Huskers’ game
plan, but outside hitter Mandy
Monson said it represents a loss the
13-4 Huskers should have been able
to overcome.
“Jaime is one of our best passers
and a leader,” Monson said. “But we
have to figure out a way to win with
out her. I think (the losses) were just
a lack of focus.
“All the teams in the Big 12 are
very good. We can’t just think, ‘Oh,
we’ll go out and lace up our shoes
and then we’ll win.’”
Nebraska hopes to refocus this
weekend when it travels to No. 11
Texas on Friday and No. 12 Texas
A&M on Saturday. NU has not lost
more than two straight conference
matches in the program’s 23-year
history and owns a seven-match win
streak against the Aggies. The
Huskers also have won five consecu
tive matches against the Longhorns.
“This weekend is important to
us,” Pettit said, “but ultimately the
last month of the season is most
important to us. We just need to do
everything we can to guarantee that
by Dec. 5, when the NCAA
Tournament rolls around, that
nobody is going to want to play us.”
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