1st impressions good ones for NU freshmen SOCCER from page 9 aren't afraid to challenge the upper classmen. “(In Anderson), I see someone who has come in with die attitude that she not only wants to play, but she wants to start,” Everding said. “She’s come in like an upper-year player. “I don’t know if (Rheem) is quite as far along as Meghan, but she’s a smart player and capable of starting.” Anderson, a S-foot-7 freshman, was a Parade All-American as a senior at Omaha Burke. As she was being recruited by Notre Dame, Minnesota and Ohio State, she really didn’t want to go to school in Nebraska. But she decided to at least take a recruiting trip to NU, and she said it was the best decision she made. “When I came and visited, I knew I wanted to come here,” Anderson said. Rheem, Anderson’s roommate, also was sold on NU after her visit. And Rheem, a Littleton, Colo., native, got a jump on the other freshmen by playing with juniors Jenny Benson and Lindsey Eddleman this summer on the Denver Diamonds club team before die duo suffered injuries. “I had been playing with them all summer and couldn’t wait to until the fall,” Rheem said. “(Their injuries) really bummed me out” Everding called Rheem the “best player” Nebraska has ever had in terms of controlling the ball with her feet in tight spaces. Her ability to go one-on one causes of lot of trouble for defend ers, Everding said. Rheem said she doesn’t conscious ly try to juke defenders, and her moves are not practiced. All she can figure out is that she did foe moves so much as a child that they just became natural. “Every since I was little, I’ve liked to play around with foe ball,” Rheem Said. Although Rheem and Anderson are mature for freshmen, their Comhusker teammates don’t let them forget they are freshmen, Anderson said. “We have to keep proving our selves over and over,” Anderson said. “It’s kind of paying our dues like everyone else has.” Balancing school and living away from home also have reminded them they aren’t in high school anymore. “We are constantly going from one thing to another,” Anderson said. “It’s tough trying to balance school and soccer.” Cable deal extended between Big 12, Fox DALLAS (AP) — Expect to see more Nebraska football games on cable television’s Fox Sports Net The Big 12 said Thursday it has extended its television deal with the channel through 2006-2007 at a hefty increase. ^ The conference said the new con tract pays more than 80 percent per year more than the previous plan, which would have expired after the 1999-2000 academic year. That origi nal four-year agreement was believed to have been for $120 million. An 80-percent hike would jump the annual average to $54 million. It could be worth even more if die con ference exercises a right to renegoti ate at the end of the 2002-2003 acade mic year. “This contract reflects a vote of confidence in the Big 12,” said Robert Hemenway, the Big 12 CEO and chancellor of the University of Kansas. “It demonstrates that the Big 12 not only offers a high level of com petition, but it is a product worth an attractive price in the television mar ket” - The package includes 10 football cable telecasts telecasts and as many as 12 regionally syndicated games each year. Fox Sports Net also agreed to expand its telecast of women’s bas ketball, women’s volleyball, women’s gymnastics, wrestling, baseball and track and field. “Tlie extension of our partnership with Fox Sports Net means a great deal to our universities,” said Dave Martin, the league’s interim commis sioner. “In addition to die significant -• revenue enhancement, we benefit from Fox Sports Net’s commitment to maximizing our exposure in the region for all sports.” Fox Sports Net, which reaches more than 60 million homes through 22 regional sports networks, also has deals with the Pac-10 for football and men’s basketball and Conference USA for football. “We are proud to have die Big 12 conference as a staple of both our national and regional collegiate pro gramming well into the 21st century,” said Bob Thompson, executive vice president for Fox-Liberty Networks. FIRST C0ME-F1RST SERVED UP TO 80% OFF THIS WEEKEND * FULL SIZE MATTRESS SETS! H Beautiful mattress sets in floral I pattern. Includes both mattress and I matching foundation. They are quilted,! Shave 252 coils, medium and firm. I Brand new, and factory fresh! “CUSTOM” CONTEMPORARY | S SOFA & LOVE SET This suite has oak trim, loose pHlow back, zippered seat cushions and four I throw pillows. Also has solid hardwood | frame, no sag springs. I lWttFJMBV|UW$497 p 8—*3 pc. coffee & ends set: coffee I table, two ends. White legs with I natural solid wood tops All THREE NOW $40 i FULL SIZE RECUNERS Hard wood frame, two position rediner, ntufted back, heavy vdvd coWSTARTT|