Nonen leads with composure
NONEN from page 16
This flexibility is the main reason
she was named Big 12 Player of the
Year this season and received All-Big
12 recognition the past three years.
She also is likely to be named an All
American for the third consecutive
season.
Her roommate, fellow defender
Christine Gluck, said Nonen is such a
complete player that she could have
been an offensive standout else
where.
“If she would have gone to anoth
er school,” Gluck said, “she could
have been a striker and set all sorts of
records.
“But her standards are much
higher than that to be completely sat
isfied.”
-But Nonen’s standards have
always been high, and her family has
played a big part in her life.
That’s why it was tough for the
native of Vancouver, British
Columbia, to return to school after
her mother Gla died last summer.
“I didn't want to leave home,”
Nonen said “But I knew I had to; my
mom really wanted me to graduate.
She always has been an inspiration to
me. She was the strong one and took
care of business. She did what had to
be done. She said: ‘If something’s
worth doing, it’s worth doing right.’”
Her sister, Misha, has always
been one of Nonen’s role models and
her best friend. They talk about living
together in California when Nonen
graduates from college. She remem
bers how she used to hate playing
against her sister, who was five years
her senior and went on to play soccer
at Massachusetts.
With her family’s involvement in
athletics, it’s not surprising the path
Nonen has taken.
“Sports have always been such a
huge part of my life and my family’s
life,” Nonen said. “I always knew I
wanted to pome to the states and play
soccer.”
Her decision to come to Nebraska
was based on NU Coach John
Walker’s dedication. He made the trip
to her home and said that Nebraska
would be a one of the 30 best teams in
the nation her freshman year.
Comfortable with Walker and the rest
of .the NU program, Nonen found it
easy to come to Lincoln, a place
where she didn’t know anyone.
She didn’t miss a beat, though, as
she scored 11 points off the bench as
a freshman in 1996 and garnered
freshman All-American honors.
Because of the rest of the stellar
freshman class, Nebraska wound up
in the top 10 at the end of the season.
Just as Nebraska’s success her
first year exceeded Walker’s predic
tion, Nonen’s expectations about
Nebraska were exceeded. Her career
here has been everything she hoped it
would be and more.
“I’ve gotten a lot out of this,”
Nonen said. “Everything has been a
good experience as far as soccer and
school and the people I have met that
I will always remember and stay in
contact. I’ve gotten more out of this
than I could have imagined four years
ago.
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Sports have always
been such a huge
part of my life and
my family s life.
Sharolta Nonen
Big 12 Player of the Year
Though her eligibility is up after
this fall, Nonen won’t be going to far.
She will return next year as an assis
tant coach while she works on her
degree. Nebraska Coach John Walker
said she should make as good a coach
as she is a player.
“I’m impressed with her interests
in the tactical aspects of the game,”
Walker said. “She is the player who
asks the most questions, and I think
that makes her a better player. She
wants to figure out what the other
team is doing. She has a good mind
for the sport.”
But for now, Nonen is all business
with only the goal of a national title in
mind. But as usual, she doesn’t feel
any pressure.
“I would be so happy if we could
make it to the Final Four and do well,”
Nonen said. “That would be die ulti
mate ending to my career here at
Nebraska, and I think we can do it.”
“But, if we don’t win, I’ll always
know that I was one of the first peo
ple to come in and be on the team that
made this team a top 10 team.”
Porter leads All-America list
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isjoinedbytWOBigTen America team
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guards and sophomore he can play within 8,10 feet, we
Quentin Richardson.
Chris Porter spent the off-season Porter, the Southeastern Conference
away from the basket. Not away from player of the year last season. “But we
basketball, just the basket. want to stretch out his range.”
Auburn’s 6-foot-7 senior forward Porter averaged 16.0 points, 8.6
shot hundreds of 3-pointers every day rebounds anH a highlight-reel Hnnlc a
during the summer in an attempt to , ganw as Auburn got as high as No. 2
complement the spectacular inside/ in the rankings in a 29-4 season in
game that helped him become the which he was a second-team All
NtPs Ffriend battles
game jitters
By Matthew Hansen
Staff writer
As the Nebraska basketball team
left the court Wednesday night, the
look of excitement on Kimani
Ffriend’s face said it all. The junior
college transfer, one of five players
seeing his first action in a Husker uni
form, had just completed, by his own
admission, an up-and-down perfor
mance.
But the sheer fun of donning the
Nebraska uniform and running onto
the Devaney Center floor for the first
time overrode concerns about an
inconsistent performance.
Ffriend said the jitters got to him,
especially in the opening moments.
“I was a little nervous to run out
there in front of the crowd,” he said.
“It’s my first time playing in a big,
open arena. I’m not used to die size of
the crowd, either.”
Ffriend’s game against the
California South All-Stars was one
with several peaks and valleys.
A goaltending violation was the
center’s first act as a Husker. After
kpnclring down a short bank shot for
his first points, Ffriend proceeded to
miss on die next trip down the court.
He then chased the ball into the
stands, bowling over All-Star Head
(Joacn Fete (Jassiay in tne process.
Four rejections, six turnovers, two
air-balls, multiple dunks, 14 rebounds
and 17 points later, Ffriend fouled out
and exited the court to cheers from the
Devaney Center crowd. - -
Head Coach Danny Nee said it’s
all part of the process for Ffriend.
“It’s just a big, big learning curve
for Kimani,” Nee said. “Every minute
he and the other (new) guys can get on
the floor is a minute of experience.
Ffriend will learn and adjust. He’ll
have good nights and bad nights for
us, and he’ll learn how to handle him
self out there. ... It seemed like he
was always around the action,
though.”
In the thick of things is right
where Ffriend was for most of his
time on the court. Whether playing to
the crowd, jumping into the stands or
blocking an opponent’s shot into the
band, he said he was just playing his
role on the team.
“In the second half, 1 got more
poised and helped die team by bring
ing defense, rebounding and intensi
ty,” he said. “That’s my role on the
team, to block shots and play good
defense and bring energy to the court.
“I stepped up and helped the team,
and everybody else played their role
in the second half, too. That was the
difference for us.”
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American. The Tigers lost in the third
round of the NCAA tournament to
Ohio State.
Porter was listed on 53 of 65 bal
lots from a 65-member media panel.
DePaul sophomore swingman
Quentin Richardson was next with 46
votes. Next were two senior guards
from the Big 10 who led their teams
to the Final Four last season -
Scoonie Penn of Ohio State and
Mateen Cleaves of Michigan State.
Each received 44 votes. Maryland
junior forward Terence Morris was
fifth in the voting with 35.
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NU seventh in tourney
From staff reports
The Nebraska women’s golf team
finished an enviable two-day tourna
ment in Oahu, Hawaii, in seventh
place out of 14 teams at the Rainbow
Wahine Fall Golf Classic.
Sophomore Sarah Sasse’s 231
shots over three rounds tied her for
eighth individually in the tournament.
Sasse was only five back of individual
champion Laura Moffit of UCLA.
Moffit helped lead the Bruins to
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the team title with a three-round team
score of923.
NU finished 26 shots back with a
score of949, five strokes behind sixth
place Hawaii.
Nebraska’s Elizabeth Bahensky
also was a presence, shooting a 235
over three rounds to tie for 16“ place.
Sophomores Catha Fogelberg and
Amanda Sutcliffe rounded out the
scoring for the Huskers with final
shot tallies of240 and 243 respective
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