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Walsh relearns // By Darren Ivy Assignment Reporter Sophomore soccer player Amy Walsh has come a long way since she first arrived in Nebraska, said her roommate Isabelle Momeau, also a sophomore. When she came to Lincoln in the fall of 1997, Walsh had trouble doing her own laundry, paying bills on time and managing money. But Momeau, a fellow Canadian, showed her the ropes. “In the beginning I had to tell her what to do,” Momeau said. After eight months in the United States, Walsh now faces another adjustment - one that should be easi er. She is switching from striker to her natural position as a midfielder. Although it’s her natural position, Walsh said new teammates and better competition make it different. “It’s bizarre, because (midfield) is where I’ve played my whole life,” Walsh said. “But I feel like I have to relearn the position.” Walsh moved to midfielder this spring to replace senior All American Kari Uppinghouse. As a striker in the fall, Walsh scored six goals and had two assists to place her fifth on the team in scor ing. But the sophomore from Saint Bruno, Quebec, admitted she would n’t be at the same level this spring as Uppinghouse, a three-year starter who scored 16 goals and had seven assists last year, was during the regu lar season. “Hopefully, (I can be there) by the fall,” Walsh said. “I am working to improve my game - skill-wise - and get physically stronger.” NU Coach John Walker said Walsh had all the physical tools to play the position and the work ethic to improve her weaknesses. One thing Walsh doesn’t have to work on is her stamina and energy level, Momeau said. “She can run forever,” Momeau said. “She is never tired and always full of energy.” The former provincial teammates look forward to starting together again. “The French connection,” as the pair refer to themselves, first met in 1995 on the Quebec provincial team. The two still joke about that team. “We both hated our positions,” Momeau said. “We were on the left side and the ball was always on the right side.” As Comhuskers, Momeau is now on the right side and Walsh is in the middle. Momeau was one reason Walsh transferred to Nebraska from McGill University in Montreal last year. During the summer before her freshman year at McGill, Walsh had her first stint on the under-20 Canadian National team. On that team, she played with Momeau and Heather Brown and first met Walker, who was the assistant coach of the under-20 team at the time. Momeau had already committed to NU. Walker asked Walsh if she had any interest, but Walsh stuck with her commitment to play for McGill. However, McGill wasn’t what she had hoped for. “As the fall ended, I realized the level wasn’t going to help me improve,” Walsh said. “So I looked for somewhere to go.” She remembered Walker and Momeau and chose Nebraska. “I already had a friend here.” ’ 99. ' ..13 (Walsh) can run forever. She is never tired and always full of energy.” Isabelle Mobneau sophomore striker Finley fills safety void FINLEY from page 7 thing.” While the rest of the defensive backs will be improving on die Held, Swiney likely will have to do it from the side lines. “It’s tough,” Swiney said. “I will try to soak things in mentally.” Swiney hasn’t been able to do anything since the Orange Bowl. He is suffering from osteitis pubis, an injury that gradually got worse as 1997 pro- _ Retiming players In tti secMtaiy Players listed according to spring depth chart (statistics from 1997) Left comerback HL WL Yr. fismoi inL wmmmmm mmmm 5-10185 So. 6 0 HL WL Yr. Games InL 5- 11 290 So. 0 6- 1 205 R. N/A HL WL Yr. Lettenrinners lost: Brandon Harrison (LCB), I Warfield (FS), Jason Benes (RCB). gressed. Swiney is not the first defen sive back to suffer this injury. Darlington said former Huskers Mike Fullman and Tony Veland also had similar injuries. He said defensive backs are susceptible to the injury because of all the run ning they do. “It’s an overload situation,” Darlington said. “They go so hard in i&actice and then go lift weights. It’s almost a case of working too hard.” Darlington said the players now do more stomach-strengthen ing exercises in the offseason, but Swiney missed out on those before the season because he was a rreshman. With Swiney already out, Darlington hopes the rest of the spring will be injury-free for the secondary. Huskers’ 1998 schedule: Sept. 5 Alabama-Birmingham Sept. 12 at California Sept. 26 Washington Oct. 3 at Oklahoma State# Oct. 10 at Texas A&M Oct. 17 Kansas Oct. 24 Missouri Oct. 31 Texas Nov. 7 at Iowa State Nov. 14 at Kansas State Nov. 27 Colorado # indicates game at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo. AHC RI(A N (HEW Join the Husker Football Recruiters Students, help the Husker Football team and coaches recruit student-athletes. Call Curt at 472-3116 by April 10 for details and to set up an interview. Nebraska wins third tournament From Staff Reports The 32nd-ranked Nebraska men’s golf team won its third tour nament of the spring Tuesday at the Arkansas State Indian Classic in Jonesboro, Ark. The Cornhuskers finished the tournament with 897 strokes - ahead of Wichita State and Mississippi. Junior Scott Gutshewski led NU with a career-high fourth-place finish. Gutschewski tied a season best with a 69 in the first round Monday, followed by scores of 73 and 76 to finish 2 over par at 218. V.J. Trolio of Southern Mississippi and John Brackmann of Iowa State shot 216s to claim the tournament’s individual title. NU’s Josh Madden finished 11th with rounds of 70, 73 and 81 for a 224. Husker Jamie Rogers tied Madden with a 224. Rogers shot rounds of 70, 75 and 79. NU’s Steve Friesen finished 22nd with rounds df 69, 79 and 80 for a 228. Husker Peter Smith posted rounds of 79, 78 and 80 for a 237. Nebraska opened its season with a win at the UTSA Invitational and followed with wins at the Cleveland Golf Collegiate and the ASU Indian Classic. The Huskers will play their sea son finale in Wichita, Kan., at the Shocker Classic April 13-14. Big 12 title game to return to St. Louis DALLAS (AP) - The Big 12 Football Championship will return this year to the site of the inaugural confer ence title game at the Trans World Dome in St Louis. “It’s a great city, and die facilities are great,” Big 12 Commissioner Steve J. Hatched said Tuesday, adding that the supportive city and its hotels helped make the 1996 game a success. The title game moved to San Antonio last season. This year’s game is Dec. 5. Texas defeated Nebraska 37-27 in the first Big 12 Championship at St Louis. The game fed short of capacity attendance, although it produced $500,000 in additional revenue for con ference schools. The winner of this year’s game, to be televised by ABC Sports, will again represent the league in the Bowl Alliance. “We had a really good experience in St Louis in 1996,” said Donnie Duncan, Big 12 senior associate commissioner. “They have a tremendous facility there. It’s A-plus, and all of the pieces fit. The rationale was solid and it all worked out in terms of the negotiations, the potential revenue strengths and tick et locations.” The Dome, home to the NFL’s St. Louis Rams, has more than 65,000 fixed seats plus more than 6,000 club level seats, with 109 luxury suites. In February, athletic directors reviewed operational results of the first - r two Big 12 football championships in' considering plans for future contests. Directors reviewed financial pack ages, scheduling and choices of venues for this year’s football championship. 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