Nebraska wins
fourth straight;
takes tourney
By Monique Walker
Special to the Daily Nebraskan
GAINESVILLE, Fla. -
Following two consecutive losses to
open its season, third-ranked
Nebraska has had no trouble turning
things around.
With their fourth-consecutive
win, the Cornhuskers won the
SunTrust Invitational this weekend
with an 18-16,9-15, 15-6, 15-6 vic
tory over Florida.
The Huskers (4-2) also defeated
Iowa and Western Michigan in the
tournament at the Stephen C.
O’Connell Center. The wins reas
sured NU Coach Terry Pettit of the
Huskers’ potential this season, he
said.
“This was an important week
end for us because it tells us that we
don’t need to wait until next year to
compete,” Pettit said.
After the Huskers lost to top
ranked Penn State and No. 6 Pacific
in the State Farm Classic on Aug.
27-28, Pettit said the Huskers need
ed a confidence booster.
NU’s test came against the
eighth-ranked Gators on Sunday,
after the Huskers moved past Iowa
and Western Michigan earlier in the
weekend. While the Husker’s first
two matches lasted less than an hour
and 10 minutes each, game one
. alone against Florida took 41 min
utes. The win changed the momen
tum for the Huskers.
“For us to win game one was a
confidence-booster,” junior right
side hitter Nancy Meendering said.
“We were really fired up to play this
match, and I think that just added to
it and fueled the fire.”
Volleyball
Nebraska 18 9 15 15
Florida 16 15 6 6
Meendering, who was named
the tournament’s most valuable
player, was held to a .099 hitting
percentage in the match but con
tributed 19 kills and 14 digs. Junior
outside hitter Angie Oxley led the
team with a .273 hitting percentage,
followed by Jenny Kropp’s .269.
“Jenny Kropp really did a nice
job,” Pettit said. “A lot of the time
that she was up there - when Florida
had their strong attackers up - she
stayed strong and organized.”
UF’s primary attacker, All
American Jenny Manz, was held to
a -.114 hitting percentage and six
kills by the end of the match, while
the Gators hit just .069.
“Nebraska’s ability to block and
serve well were the differences in
this match,” UF Coach Mary Wise
said. “We played very hard in-game
one and used a whole lot of energy
in game two. I think our lack of
depth was a factor, but not nearly as
much of a factor as Nebraska’s abil
ity to block and take away shots.
“If you would have told me that
Nancy Meendering would hit less
than 20 kills and under .100, I
would think we would have had a
chance.”
The Huskers had little trouble
against Iowa and Western Michigan
on Saturday. The Huskers defeated
Western Michigan 15-3, 15-7, 15
13 and returned to beat Iowa later
15-10, 15-3, 15-3. Against Iowa,
Meendering posted her best num
bers of the tournament with 13 kills
and a .478 hitting percentage.
-—-1
Barnett: CU players
miss rival importance
By Joshua Camenzind
Staff writer
Colorado football was ugly before,
during and after its 41-14 loss at the
hands of Colorado State.
At least that’s the way first-year
Colorado Coach Gary Barnett saw it
Monday as he spoke on the Big 12
Coaches’ Teleconference.
Before the Buffaloes ever boarded
the bus to head down Highway 36
toward Denver, trouble was brewing.
In the week leading up to the game,
quarterback Mike Moschetti made a
comment that proved to be locker room
material for Colorado State.
Moschetti stated on a television
show that CSU was not a rival of the
Buffaloes. Barnett said he took this to
mean that it did not matter who the
Buffaloes played - they would play hard
no matter what.
Later, Barnett admitted he should
have taken Moschetti’s comments as a
warning that his team did not under
stand the rivalry.
“We did not play emotionally at all
Saturday night,” Barnett said. “We were
prepared to play, just not prepared to
play Colorado State.”
Barnett said that the issue of the
rivalry must be built up every year at
CU.
“The in-state rivalry has to be creat
ed every year for our team,” Barnett
said. “I probably did not do a good job
of letting our players know it was a rival
ry. I should have done a better job con
vincing our players of what a big deal
this is.”
Last year, the Buffaloes beat the
Rams 42-14 at Mile High Stadium. The
players at CU were motivated by com
ments made by CSU last year.
“CSU called them out last year,”
Barnett said. “They needed that in order
to play well.”
CU’s attitude toward the game
resembled the on-field debacle that
occurred.
The Buffaloes were hurt by poor
quarterback play and an unsteady offen
sive line. Moschetti and Adam Bledsoe
were sacked a CU-record nine times
and were involved in six turnovers.
“We ran the ball effectively well
while we could,” Barnett said. “But we
had to throw the ball 45-50 times, and
that just is not our game right now.”
CU’s defense could not contain
Kevin McDougal, who ran for 190
yards and two touchdowns.
“We did not tackle well,” Barn
said. “But we have not tackled w
since I have been here.”
As much as the final score and the
miscues of his team hurt, the end of the
game was also unsettling for Barnett.
Colorado State students tried to
rush the field and tear down the goal
posts in celebration of the team’s victo
ry. Police would not allow them to get to
the field, and this caused some fans to
start heaving material toward the police
and Colorado players leaving the field.
The Denver police then fired back
with tear gas and pepper spray that was
shot into the stands in order to control
the crowd.
“What took place after the game,
none of us are happy about,” Barnett
said. “But that is somebody else’s issue,
not mine. I will let that play out between
administrators and schools. We just
have to get back and regroup and get
ready to play San Jose State.”
Women’s cross country team claims Bearcat title
By Jason Merrihew
Staff writer
The Nebraska women’s cross coun
try team won the 4,000-meter event at
the Bearcat Distance Classic, while the
men earned second place in the 6,000
meter event in Maryville, Mo., last
weekend.
The team took the event easily, with
a low score of 20 points - 24 points
lower than runner up Creighton’s 44
points. Host team Northwest Missouri
State placed third with 60 points.
The Comhusker women boasted the
top four finishers.
Junior Jaimie Kruger placed first
with a time of 15:16. Jenna Lucas came
in second with a time of 15:34. Kathryn
Handrup placed third with a 15:46, and
Deb Osteen took fourth with a 16:00.
Northwest Missouri State won the
men’s competition with a low score of
29 points. The Cornhuskers came in
second with 36 points, while Creighton
finished third with 70 points.
Sophomore Bryce Good of
Northwest Missouri State won the com
petition with a time of20:26.
Nebraska was led by the fourth
place showing of freshman Mike
Kamm (20:48). James DeBruhl fin
ished closely behind Kamm with a,
20:56, fifth-place run.
The Cornhuskers will next be in
action 10 a.m. Sept. 18 at the Woody
Grenno/Nebraska Invitational at
Pioneers Park.
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