I overcomes off-court setbacks
KORVER from page 7
percent of their classes toward their
major completed by their fourth year.
This caused a dilemma for the electri
cal engineering major.
'Transferring set me back quite a
bit, because I lost a lot of credit hours
coming hoe,” said Korver, who trans
ferred from George Washington after
her freshman year. "I can also take only
12 hours when most engineering
majors take 15 hours, so that also set
me back quite a bit”
But academics was not the only
problem for the Panama native.
Studying for her correspondence soci
ology course three weeks before the
season started, Korver came down with
mononucleosis, making it more diffi
cult to focus on her class.
“I was literally in bed for three
weeks trying to take this course, know
ing I would have no exceptions because
of NCAA rules,” Korver said. So, I
went home, and my mom stayed home
from work to help me stay awake and
going, so I could focus on sociology.”
With the help from her family,
Korver was able to pass her sociology
class and become healthy for the begin
ning of the season. Now a month into
the season, Korver has been able to
focus more on volleyball and become
one of the most dominant middle
blockers in the country.
This season, Korver said, she has
been better able to balance the academ
ic demands of her major and the rigors
of volleyball.
“Coach (Terry Pettit) says I am a
very narrow minded thinker and very
technical. But in volleyball, you can not
always be narrow minded, because you
have to be ready for anything,” Korver
said.
‘1 go study for five hours at a time
and look at numbers, and then I go play
volleyball and have to have a huge view
of everything on the court,” Korver
said. “Last year was difficult for me to
do that, but this year has been better
because I’m adjusting and getting used
to it”
The adjustments so far have paid
off for Korver. After 11 matches,
Korver averages 3.15 kills a game, and
she has a .459hitting percentage, which
is in thetoplO in the country. She also is
among the nation’s leaders with 1.67
blocks a game.
Last weekend in matches against
Iowa State and Missouri, Korver had 21
kills, two solo blocks, five block assists
and had a .714 hitting percentage.
During most of last season, Korver
often would be taken out when she had
to play back row. After a string of
injuries, Pettit decided to leave her in
for full rotations, which he said has
made a difference in Korver’s perfor
mance this year.
“When we made the decision to
leave her in last year after some
injuries, we saw her get better, and that
has carried over to this year,” Pettit said.
“She plays better when she is out there
all the time, and has become a real
strong passer and is doing a great all
around job.”
The combination of managing her
school work, playing full rotations and
competing in her final year have led
Korver to have an outstanding senior
season so far. With everything in place,
Korver is continuing to work on help
ing the third-ranked Huskers reach
their goals.
“I know we are going to go to the
NCAAs and the Final Four,” Korver
said. “Freshmen say they cannot wait
until their senior year so they can lead
the team, but it has been scary and fast
I am doing my best to let it all hang out
on the court, because I have nothing to
lose since this is my last year.”
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I was literally in bed for three weeks
trying to take this course, knowing I would
have no exceptions because of NCAA rules.”
Megan Korver
NU middle blocker
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Huskers’ Anderson a versatile star
SOCCER from page 7
days were over after the Clemson
game, but during the UCLA game
Sept. 18, LeBlanc got red carded, forc
ing Anderson back to the goal. Against
Southern California on Sept. 20, she
played the lull 90 minutes in the net.
In her 144 minutes of action, she
has given up just one goal.
Prior to those games, the last time
Anderson playecrgealie was her junior
year at Omaha Burke High School.
She played just one half of the game,
and her team lost.
Walker said Anderson’s knowledge
of soccer has helped her adjust to the
different positions.
“She’s an intelligent player,”
Walker said. “Otherwise, we wouldn’t
be able to play her in so many different
positions.”
Anderson said the position switch
es have made her a complete player.
“Most every week, I’m trying out a
new position,” Anderson said. “It’s
making me a better player. I’m not
going to ask too many questions. I just
do whatever is needed.
“Every position, you need to do
something different. I can only go in
and do what I can. I can’t control where
I am going to play.”
Men s golf team
wins 1st tourney
of1998 season
From staff reports
This was the tournament Nebraska
Men’s Golf Coach Larry Romjue was
waiting for.
Playing against a solid field with
ranked teams, the Comhuskers won
their first tournament of the season with
a four-stroke victory at the Colorado
State Ram Intercollegiate in Fort
Collins, Colo., Tuesday.
NU finished with a 54-hole score of
837, ahead of No. 17 Oklahoma, which
finished with 841. Fresno State fin
ished third with a 845, while Colorado
State and San Diego State tied for
fourth at 846.
“If we keep playing like this, we’ll
be all right for the rest of the season,”
Romjue said “This is probably the best
win we’ve had in a couple of seasons.”
NU senior Jaime Rogers broke out
of a slump with a with a tie for first at
the tournament Rogers shot rounds of
67,72 and 65 to finish at 6-under-par.
“Jaime played well in this tourna
ment, and you just hope that it keeps
going,” Romjue said. “We want to get
him back to where he’s playing good
every tournament”
Steve Friesen finished in a tie for
fifth, while Scott Gutchewski finished
11*.
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