Fee hopes for more
than airplane trip
FOE from page 9
the opportunity to play in the atmos
phere that surrounds Nebraska vol
leyball.'
And as if that weren’t good
enough, they get to travel on a plane.
“To actually travel on a plane,
we’re pretty excited for,” Davidson
outside hitter Mara Mordini said.
“We road trip most everything, and
academically we can’t really afford to
miss classes.”
The plane ride might be the best
part of this visit for the Wildcats.
MoTdini was Southern
Conference Player of the Year, lead
ing Davidson to a 20-0 record in its
conference.-However, she_§tands
only 5-foot-9, and that should have
the NU middle blockers licking their
chops.
Size, among other things, is what
concerns Davidson Head Coach Lisa
Martson.
“Nebraska is a pretty large team,”
Martson said. “I don’t think we’ve
ever faced anything like that.”
NU has won 10 straight matches,
and it seems unlikely that the 25-5
Huskers will trip up this week.
However, Nebraska Head Coach
Teny Pettit says NU’s many champi
onship banners will mean nothing to
those teams.
“Our record in the tournament is
very good,” Pettit said. “But you can’t
go out there and hand the other team
your media guide and say, ‘Read this
about us. We’re pretty good in this
deal.’”
An NU win puts Nebraska
against the winner of today’s game,
which pits 25* ranked San Diego and
another first time NCAA
Tournament visitor, James Madison.
— A second-round Nebraska and
San Diego match could produce fire
works. Nebraska’s Nancy
Meendering and USD’s Petia
Yanchulova are both All-American
players. ’
“I’m definitely confident that we
can come in and play well,” San
Diego Head Coach Jennifer Torns
said. “We know Nebraska.”
Applewhite nabs Big 12 honor
AUSTIN (AP) - Major
Applewhite wasn’t supposed to have
such a good season.
Out from under Ricky Williams’
shadow, many expected the lanky
Texas sophomore to be exposed as an
average quarterback. Some figured
that by midseason, freshman sensation
Chris Simms would make Applewhite
a forgotten man.
Instead, Applewhite became No.
12 Texas’ first 3,000-yard passer and
led the Longhorns (9-3) to the Big12
South Division tide, earning a spot in
tide game Saturday against Nebraska.
On Wednesday, Applewhite was
named the Big 12 Offensive Player of
the Year by The Associated Press. Top
defensive honors went to Kansas State
senior linebacker Mark Simoneau.
Oklahoma quarterback Josh
Heupel and Kansas safety Carl
Nesmith were named the offensive and
defensive newcomers of the year.
“The only thing I wanted was
respect,” Applewhite said. “Last year, I
played OK. This year, I had to deal
with the fact that Ricky was gone, we
lost seven starters and had the incom
ing high school player of the year.
“All that talk, and I came back and
played well.”
HORNS from page 9
the fact that we have beaten them
before will intensify the emotion,”
All-Big 12 receiver Kwame Cavil
said.
“I know that Nebraska is a well
coached team, and that they are going
to come ready to play, but the fact that
nobody oil this team has lost to them
is in the back of our minds.
“I think we have to beat them
every time we play them to get the
respect we deserve. Texas and
Nebraska is a rivalry in itself.”
Many Longhorn players said that
because NU-UT is a rivalry, it will
help Texas players get back up after
losing an emotional game to Texas
A&M Nov. 26.
That is what Coach Mack Brown
has said repeatedly this week. Brown
and his players know they can’t be flat
u
You have to come with A 'game because
they are going to come with their A 'game”
Kwame Cavil
UT wide receiver
if they want to beat NU again.
“To beat a team like that over and
over is extremely hard,” Cavil said.
“You have to come with your “A”
game because they are going to come
with their “A” game. When two teams
come into a game prepared like that,
the team that makes the fewest mis
takes will win.”
Looking strictly at turnovers,
Texas has the advantage. Nebraska
has had a tendency to fumble the ball
this year. Turnovers helped UT defeat
NU the first time. Despite beating
NU three times in a row, Cavil said,
Texas had a lot of respect for NU.
Not too much, though.
“What you want to do is respect
every team you play, but not fear
them,” Cavil said. “I think we respect
them a lot but do not fear Nebraska
like other teams do. If you go into a
game like that, you can play your best
game.”
Speedster Zajicek says yes to NU
■ The running back
from Beatrice was hurt
most of the season, but
runs a 4.4 40-yard dash.
By Sean Callahan
Staff writer
The Nebraska football team may
have lost a commitment in offensive
lineman Josh Plisch of Wisconsin on
Friday, but on the same day, the
Comhuskers gained a verbal commit
ment from Ben Zajicek of Beatrice.
Plisch chose to back out on his
commitment to Nebraska to go to
Minnesota because he wanted to be
closer to home.
Zajicek, a 6-foot, 200-pound run
ning back, plans to play receiver and
wingback for the Huskers.
Zajicek never had an official visit
to Nebraska but said he was noticed
by the NU coaches at the Big Red
summer football camp. Zajicek chose
the Huskers over Iowa State, Kansas
State, Colorado and Colorado State.
“I feel you can get recruited by
anyone if you go to their summer
camp,” Zajicek said.
This season, Zajicek was plagued
by a shoulder injury that caused him
to miss four games. Zajicek fully
recovered from the injury and joined
his team for the end of the season.
In the five games he played, he
rushed for 571 yards on 70 carries
and was also his team’s leading tack
ier at the free safety position.
What impresses most people
about Zajicek is his speed and
strength. Zajicek runs an electroni
cally timed 40-yard dash in 4.4 sec
onds, bench presses 315 pounds,
squats 500 pounds and power cleans
365 pounds. He also runs track, in
which he placed ninth at state in the
100-meter dash with a time of 10.8
seconds.
Zajicek said his family was excit
ed for him when he committed to play
at Nebraska.
“Like any parent in Nebraska,
they want their son to play for the
Huskers,” Zajicek said. “I am really
excited about finally having a goal
and dream come true.”
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