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Huard, UW have a ‘bad, bad day’ HUSKIES from page 9 The Washington offense also sput tered, Lambright said, and hurt them selves fundamentally. Six of the Huskies’ 15 drives ended with a fum ble or an interception. The Cornhuskers, on the other hand, were quick to fmd the end zone offensively, jumping to a 35-0 lead just 25 minutes into the game. “There was a time there when we just rolled our eyes and said, ‘Man, what do we do?’ junior halfback and kick returner Joe Jarzynka said. Jarzynka, who caught two passes and returned three kicks for 79 yards, took his share of hits, but like the rest of the Huskies, forced himself to keep on keepin’ on. “Even if you’re hurt, you gotta get up,” Jarzynka said. “You can’t let them know that you’re dinged up at all. I tell you, a couple of those times, I didn’t want to get up, but that’s what you have to do.” Huard, who was sacked three times, also took his fair share of hits before leaving the game for good at the end of the third quarter. “I told coach at halftime, I said, ‘Keep dialing it up. I don’t care if I get hit I don’t care if they’re bringing more than we can block. We need to spread this thing and get some momentum back,”’ Huard said. “The hits, that’s why I’m 6-5,225.1 can take those.” But Washington’s offense couldn’t build any momentum in the second half, and failed to get any closer than the NU 43-yard line. Though Lambright wasn’t exactly pleased with the Huskies’ output, the team’s attitude, he said, wasn’t the problem. “It wasn’t attitude, it was Nebraska,” Lambright said. “It was the color red.” Huard agreed that the Huskers did right as much as the Huskies did wrong. “They came to play,” Huard said. “You have to give them the credit for taking us on the backside of the bam and beating us pretty good. “But there is a little light at the end of the tunnel here, and the sun is going to come up tomorrow.” Soccer team nets 18 in two weekend wins SOCCER from page 10 ed Nebraska players in the first half. But the Huskers talked about it at halftime, and Walker felt they did a much better job of executing in die sec ond half. Rheem’s play was one reason, Walker said. “Every time she gets die ball at her feet, she creates problems for defend ers,” Walker said. Rheem scored one goal and set up another one in die second half. The Huskers also took advantage of comer kicks. The first two goals of the second half - a header from outside the penalty box by Engesser, her 13* of the season, and a goal that went off a Bear defender - both were off of comer kick plays. On Friday against Loyola, the Huskers set school records for goals and margin of victory. In that game Rheem scored three goals, Engesser scored two and junior Lindsey Eddleman chipped in her first two goals of the season. Eddleman scored the first goal at the 23-minute, 56-second mark. “I was like oh my God,” Eddleman said. “It was the biggest relief. I had been so frustrated.” Eddleman got her first two goals of the season, but it could be costly for her. She reinjured her big toe on her right foot She had surgery to remove a bone spur on that foot two years ago. She saw limited action Sunday but she hoped she would be ready for next week’s first Big 12 Conference games. “We’re on such a roller coaster right now,” Eddleman said, “I think it’s neces sary for everyone to be 100 percent.” McGwire ends season with No. 70 ST. LOUIS (AP) - An incredible 70 homers! Even Mark McGwire couldn’t believe it “I’ve never even thought about it dreamed about it” he said. The St. Louis Cardinals’ slugger ended his record-smashing season as mightily as he started it He hit his 69th and 70th homers on the season’s last day, a fitting finale for a year he began with a grand slam on opening day. “This is a season I will never, ever forget and I hope everybody in baseball never forgets,” McGwire told the cheer ing crowd after die game. Big Mac connected against Montreal rookie Mike Thurman in the third inning Sunday, then homered off Carl Pavano for No. 70 in the seventh. McGwire moved four ahead of Sammy Sosa and ended nine in front of Roger Maris’ old record. Sosa went 2-5 with no homers as the Cubs lost to Houston, 4-3, in 11 innings. The Cubs will face San Francisco at Wrigley Field tonight in a one-game playoff for the wild-card spot - a game in which Sosa’s stats will count “I wish him the best of luck, along with the Giants,” McGwire said. EQSMDESf KHMHf FOOTBALL IGUANA'S PUB tji I.20< WINGS BUCKETS OF BEER (5 FOR 4) PRIZES-T-shirts + Inflatable FOOTBALL CHAIR FROM MILLER Zimmer shines at Griak Invite By Lisa Vonnahme Staff writer Early-season injuries and sick ness are hindering the Nebraska men’s and women’s cross country teams, NU Coach Jay Dirksen said. And those ailments had an effect on the Comhuskers on Saturday at the Roy Griak Invitational in Minneapolis. The NU women are coming off the weekend with a seventh-place showing in the 5,000-meter race while the NU men, without the ser vices of No. 1 runner Jeroen Broekzitter, finished 13th in the 8,000 meters. Broekzitter was unable to fin ish the race because of cramping in his hamstring. “When you take out your No. 1 runner, it just tears the heart and soul out of your team,” Dirksen said. “If Jeroen could have finished, the men would have been in the top eight “The same goes for the women. Amy Wiseman has been sick, and she just hasn’t been up there like she usu ally is.” The Husker women were led by freshman Jeanette Zimmer, who fin ished ninth in 17 minutes, 40 seconds. “It feels great to be running well,” Zimmer said. “I’m both pleased and surprised.” Jamie Pauli was next for NU in 25th place with an 18:07. Wiseman, who is battling bronchitis, was shortly behind in 29th with an 18:12. Rasa Michiniovaite of Minnesota won the women’s race at Les Bolstatd Golf Course in 17:08. Sophomore Marcus Witter led the NU men with a 2lst-place finish in a time of 25:17. Tony Smith was 39th (25:44), and Lou Petricca finished 63rd (26:05). Providence, led by first place finisher Ben Noad, took the men’s team title with 102 points. “The men’s finish is somewhat misleading,” Dirksen said. “You look at 13th and think, ‘Whoa! That’s not that great’ But the problem is that we don’t have enough depth in the front Things change in a big hurry without the No. 1 runner.” The Huskers have the week off before die Pre-NCAA Invitational in Lawrence, Kan., on Oct 10. Dirksen said the off-week is what NU needs to get healthy and ready for the tough competition it will face in its remain ing schedule. “We’re a team that comes on a lit tle later in the season,” Dirksen said. “When everyone gets healthy we’ll be ready running real well.” Tough test awaits Huskers at tournament By Adam Klinker Staff writer It’ll be a tough field of competi tion facing the Nebraska men’s golf team when they take the course today in Fort Collins, Colo., at the Colorado State Ram Intercollegiate tourna ment. Coming off what NU Coach Larry Romjue said was a disappoint ing showing last week at the Kansas Invitational, the Cornhuskers will need to rebound with good play in a tournament that Romjue said they have a good chance at winning. “It’s a strong field,” Romjue said. “But we can be very successful if we play well.” Among other teams in the mix will be 1997 NCAA national quali fiers Oklahoma, Fresno State and 1997 NCAA Champion Pepperdine. The Huskers will be playing at the par-71 Fort Collins Country Club, a course they have never played before. With four seniors taking the top spots for the Huskers, Romjue said there is still a battle for the fifth spot on the team. Shooting for that fifth position are two seniors, Ryan Nietfeldt and Judd Brewer, and freshman Seth Porter, who played last week in Kansas. Romjue said Brewer will be the fifth and completing element for the Husker team this week at Colorado State. One man the Huskers will be looking to for a surge in performance is senior Jamie Rogers. Rogers played much of last sea son at the No. 1 position, but has struggled early this year, posting a score of 8 over par 224 at Kansas. With seniors Steve Friesen and Scott Gutschewski playing well, Romjue said Rogers is the missing link to a strong season for NU. “It’s been really frustrating,” Rogers said. “I’ve been hitting the ball really well, but I’m just not get ting the scores.” Rogers said that in practice, he has been hitting very well, but in competition he feels less confident. “I second-guess myself a lot,” Rogers said. “I question my abilities and it all goes downhill from there. “It’s disheartening for me and for the team. At this point, I need to take it one shot at a time and not worry about what has happened in the past.” Rogers said if he can see his way out of this slump, the team can count on higher finishes and better scores as Friesen and Gutschewski continue playing well. “We’re letting him work out of it,” Gutschewski said. “(Golf)’s such an individual sport that it’s hard to inte grate the team concept into it. You’ve really got to take care of yourself.”