CU upset reflects Big 12 parity
NCAA grants Hadenfelt
sixth year of eligibility
From Staff Reports
Nebraska punter Dan
Hadenfelt got a rare sixth year of
eligibility last Thursday from the
NCAA, giving the Comhuskers a
much stronger special teams for
the 2000 season.
Hadenfelt played sparingly in
his first four seasons at Nebraska,
and not at all in 1995, while recov
ering from back surgery. Other
injuries led him to ask for a med
ical hardship, which was granted
under NCAA bylaw 30.6.1.
But in 1999, he blossomed as a
punter, getting the best average
ever for a Husker at 44.98 yards
(minimum 60 attempts).
“I was very excited to hear the
news,” Hadenfelt said. “I had an
opportunity to try out for the NFL
if this didn’t go through. I talked
about it with my parents, and we
are all sure that coming back to
Nebraska is the right thing for me.
“I will graduate this summer,
and I am anxious to be able to con
tribute another year.”
Stanford regains No. 1 spot
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the fourth change at the top this sea
son in The Associated Press college
basketball poll.
Stanford held the top spot for
three weeks earlier this season. Its
return on Monday came a day after
Cincinnati’s six-week run at No. 1
ended, along with its 16-game win
ning streak after a 77-69 loss to
Temple.
The Cardinal (22-1), ranked No. 2
last week, routed California 101-50
Saturday, the Bears’ worst loss in
scnooi nistory.
When Stanford received the top
ranking in the Dec. 20 poll, it
replaced Cincinnati and earned its
first No. 1 ranking. The Cardinals
stayed there until their only loss of
the season, 68-65 to Arizona on Jan.
8.
The only other No. 1 team this
season was defending national cham
pion Connecticut.
Michigan State and Ohio State
each moved up one place to fifth and
sixth.
■ The Buffs, at 15-10, have
put themselves in position
for the NCAA tourney.
By Trevor Johnson
Staff writer
If Jaquay Walls misses an impos
sible 42-foot 3-pointer as time runs
out in regulation against Iowa State,
then Colorado doesn’t get the head
lines in Sunday’s papers.
Improbably, Walls hits the three,
and Colorado wins in overtime. Walls
winds up with 42 points, a record for
Big 12 play and the most at Colorado
since 1971. And for the second time
in three weeks, he gets honored as
conference player of the week.
Colorado gets its fourth win in
five games and improved to 15-10
overall and 5-7 in league play.
The Buffs may well remember
that shot as the bucket that saved their
season. Or they might come off their
second win against a ranked team this
year and lose to Baylor on
Wednesday.
It’s almost too hard to tell with
this team.
While CU looked good against
Iowa State, it was only 10 days ago
that they got burned for 41 points by
Bernard King and wound up losing to
^ There is a very fine line between the
top seven teams in the league. And if
anyone should have seven teams in the
tournament, we should."
James Dickey
Texas Tech coach
a subpar Texas A&M team.
Entering conference play,
Colorado was 9-2 against a non-con
ference schedule that included wins
over 1999 NCAA tournament teams
New Mexico State, Villanova and
Gonzaga.
CU started out sluggish in the Big
12, dropping its first three games to
Missouri, Kansas and Texas.
Staring an 0-4 start in the face
with a top 20 OU squad coming to
town, the Buffs rebounded and got
their first conference victory with an
88-80 win.
Since then, Colorado has had a
.500 record in a league that is loaded
with six teams that are pretty much
locks for the NCAA Tournament.
What the Buffs are looking at
right now is an outside shot at the
tournament themselves. But they
already have the respect of Big 12
coaches.
“Colorado is a top 64 team,” Iowa
State Coach Larry Eustachy said on
Monday.
And Texas Coach Rick Barnes
said: “There is no question they are
good enough to be in the NCAAs.”
But to get in, the Buffs will have
to concentrate on the rest of their
schedule. The Buffs have already
played the meatiest part of their
schedule. Three of their next four
games include Baylor and Texas Tech
at home and Nebraska on the road -
all teams at the bottom of the league.
Their other game is at conference
leader Oklahoma State. Assuming
that they win three of four, the Buffs
would conceivably finish out at a
respectable seventh place.
“There is a very fine line between
the top seven teams in the league,”
Texas Tech Coach James Dickey said.
“And if anyone should have seven
teams in the tournament, we should.”
NU women
look to keep
NCAA hopes
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who4s averaging 16.8 points per -
game and is coming off Big 12 play
er of the week honors.
Sanderford said that OSU (13-12
and 5-8) will challenge Nebraska in
many aspects.
“Their defense is always going to
keep them in the game,” he said.
“They’re also the best free throw
shooting team ih the league, and one
of our goals is to not put them at the
free-throw line.”
NU hopes to get a continued lift
from freshman forward and center
Paige Sutton, who has helped spark
the team by starting the last two
games.
“She’s guarded pretty well,”
Sanderford said. “She’s boxed out
and she gives us an offensive pres
ence at that position. She’s given us a
lift, and I think Paige has done all the
little things that need to be done.”
Sanderford said he is also hoping
for a lift from the hometown fans, for
tonight’s game and Saturday night’s
home finale against Kansas State.
“We need these two basketball
games, and we need all the help we
can get from everybody,” he said.
“That home court advantage has
never been bigger.”
So bring the cliches out of the
closet, because tonight is a must for
Nebraska.
“It’s imperative that we end the
season with a good taste in our
mouth,” Sanderford said. “We cer
tainly want to protect our home
court.”
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