In-state rival Jays
may be tougher foe
Destination Texas: Swimmers go on road
■At the meet, nine of 11
men'steamsand 11 ofthe 14
women's teams are in the top
25.
BYTOBYBURGER
It may not be the second
coming of the Alamo, but the
NU swimming and diving team
is entering a battle going into
the Texas Invitational this week
end.
The Husker are traveling to
Austin, Texas, for the Friday
through Sunday invitational.
The battle will come against
some of the top men’s and
women’s programs in the
nation. Headlining the weekend
will be both the men’s and
women’s number one teams,
Texas and UCLA respectively.
But the focus for interim
head coach Paul Nelsen isn’t the
top-ranked teams.
“The focus is going to be an
individual focus with a team
presence,” Nelsen said.
A team presence is going to
be needed on both sides as nine
of the 11 teams on the men's side
of the invitational are in the
Speedo/CSCAA Top 25. The
women’s side offers up 11 of the
14 competing teams in the top
25 also. The NU men are cur
rently 25th while the women are
22nd.
Nevertheless, Nelsen is
expecting quality performances
from his swimmers and divers
because of the level and the
intensity of the meet
“We totally expect to see
some people have season-best
times,” Nelsen said. "And we
total expect people to come in
there and do just that”
Both teams are coming of
successful performances at the
Husker Shoot Out and the Sprint
Classic. The women claimed
both titles. The men weren’t as
lucky. They took home the
Sprint Classic title, but fell nar
rowly short in the Shoot Out and
settled for second.
While those meets are
behind them, they are still striv
ing to be better. If the team and
individuals do succeed and
improve, Nelsen said, it will be
in large part because of NU’s
interim assistant coaches: Jeff
Bro, Doug Humphrey and Jon
Haggerty,.
“Had it not been for them
and their preparation we would
n't be here," Nelsen said. “I cer
tainly wouldn't. I’d be a wreck.”
The preliminaries start at 10
a.m. Friday and Saturday and
9:30 Sunday.
Finals follow the morning
sessions at 6 p.m. Friday and
Saturday night and 3 p.m.
Sunday.
BY LINCOLN ARNEAL
There has not been much
anticipation in recent years for the
Nebraska women’s basketball
team with in-state rival Creighton.
During the past five seasons, NU
has defeated the Bluejays by an
average of 15 points.
However, it may be a different
story this year when the Huskers
travel to Omaha on Sunday.
“Creighton is starting out with
a great season,” senior guard
Amanda Went said. “They work
hard and have great players. I
dunk it will be a good game.”
Creighton (2-1) has gotten off
to a fast start this year. After
defeating Southern California and
Tulsa, the Bluejays suffered a 74
71 loss to No. 8 Iowa State.
Sanderford said: "It is surpris
ing that Creighton played (Iowa
State) that well on the road in
Ames in front of 10 or 11,000 peo
ple.”
Despite its lack of height,
Creighton has used other areas of
die game.
“They don’t have tremendous
size, but they take care of die bas
ketball and shoot the ball well,”
Sanderford said.
One factor that may hamper
the Huskers is an injury to
Shahidrah Roberts, who sprained
her ankle in practice on Sunday.
She did not dress in Wisconsin's
74-64 defeat of NU and is ques
tionable for Sunday’s game.
“Shahidrah adds so much to
our defensive basketball team.”
Sanderford said. “We missed her
athleticism, defensive ability and
rebounding (againstWisconsin).”
The Huskers will have another
challenge defensively as they try
to stop the Bluejays’ Angela
Timmons, who has averaged 20.7
points per game. Nebraska looks
to bounce back from the
Wisconsin loss by coming out of
the gate strong against Creighton.
The Badgers jumped on the
Huskers early by taking advantage
of errors on the defensive end,
leading to a 45 to 27 half-time
deficit for NU. Sanderford doesn't
want that to happen again.
“We have to cut down on
defensive mistakes and be ready
to play from the get-go,”
Sanderford said.
If NU does struggle as it did
againstWisconsin, the Huskers
may look for leadership from an
unlikely place - freshman K.C.
Cowgill. She played a key role in
the Huskers’ late-game comeback
against Wisconsin, scoring 10 of
her 12 points in the second half.
“Cowgill has impressed me,”
Went said. “I didn’t expect her to
be so vocal (as a freshman) ...she
gets on people and gets people
going.”
The 2:05 p.m. game will be
broadcast on NEIY channel 12.
Creighton is a good basketball
team,” Coach Paul Sanderford
said. "I think that this game will be
good for basketball in the state of
Nebraska”
Scrimmage
starts season
FROM STAFF REPORTS
Tonight, the Nebraska
women's gymnastic team will
begin their daunting task of fol
lowing up last year's stellar per
formance by competing in an
intrasquad scrimmage at the Bob
Devaney Sports Center.
The 7 p.m. scrimmage will
showcase seven letter winners
from last year's team, including
All-Americans Amy Ringo, a sen
ior, and sophomores AJ. Lamb
and Julie Houk.
The returning Cornhuskers
were part of one of die most dec
orated teams in school history.
NU finished the season with a 25
5 record and the school's first
regional championship since
1983.
During the season, the
Huskers were ranked as high as
third in die country.
Hie biggest task for NU Head
Coach Dan Kendig is to fill the
shoes of last year’s two-time
NCAA champion Heather Brink.
The anticipated return of
sophomore Bree Dority
O'Callaghan, who missed last
season with a knee injury, should
provide the Huskers with added
depth. The scrimmage is being
offered free for die public to gain
support for their upcoming sea
son that begins Jan. 5 at the Maui
Invitational in Hawaii
Bradford plays game
with consistent power
BRADFORD from page 10
But he kept on trucking.
“It was kind of frustrating
when you go out there and work
so hard, and you come out of the
game with 18 points and 12
rebounds, and you're still get
ting dropped by 25," Bradford
said. “I had to ask myself why I
was doing this."
Like most of the team, this
year is a totally different story
for Bradford and his attitude.
KI feel like a little kid again,”
said Bradford, who had his own
“Dawg Pound” in the student
section last year.
Bradford’s teammates have
raved about his dedication to
getting better over the summer,
and he said he increased his ver
tical by at least two inches -
leading to four dunks already
this season.
The 6-foot-6 Bradford said
the mental growth of his game
has led to more throw-downs -
something he struggled with at
times in the 1999 season
"Dunking is all about being
focused," said Bradford, who
added that dunking a basketball
is not as easy as many think
Conquering obstacles such
as the transition from Compton
Community College to Division
I basketball is something that
Bradford has taken in stride
Bradford's next transition
into the pro ranks may be a
tougher one but one that he is
ready to take on.
Bradford said he, Ffriend
and Cookie Belcher have a
chance at making it to the next
level.
“Everybody likes a big man
that can run the floor and they
like Cookie because of his
defense,” Bradford said.
One thing must happen first
- they must win in the college
ranks, he said.
“If you want to get recog
nized, you have to win,”
Bradford said. "You do that and
you write your own checks.”
NU battles
Pittsburgh
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Pittsburgh with a 2-1 record, has
shot 56 percent as a team from the
field this season. Collier said the
hot shooting has opened up holes
for the crowd-favorite alley-oops.
“Some of that stuff Uke die
lobs and dunking the ball are just
out of situations that develop dur
ing the game,” Collier said. “You
have a choice. You can take away
one thing or another and our guys
are aware of that
“With the shooting percent
age as good as it is for us right now,
it is tough to get everything cov
ered.”
Pittsburgh (4-0) will try to stop
NU’s display of Phi Slamma
Jamma and avenge last season’s
69-57 loss with an inside attack
that consists of Ricardo Greer,
who is averaging 17.5 points per
game.
Husker Notes:
Collier said point guard Kevin
Augustine, who was held out of
NU’s first two games and played
in only two minutes of the
Winthrop victory because of a
groin injury, probably will not
play against Pitt
Former Husker Chad Johnson
is averaging 9.3 points per game
in his first season with the
Panthers after transferring two
years ago.
Four Huskers on AP All Big 12
FROM STAFF REPORTS
Four Comhuskers have been
named to The Associated Press
All-Big 12 first team, and one of
those Huskers, center Dominic
Raiola, also was named as a
finalist for the Outland Ttophy.
Raiola, guard Russ
Hochstein, tight end Tracey
Wistrom and linebacker Carlos
Polk were named as first-team
honorees when the writers
announced their ballots
Thursday. Wistrom, Raiola and
Polk were honored on the
coaches’ All-Big 12 team earlier
this week.
Raiola, who has earned All
American honors with three
organizations and is already up
for the Lombardi award, is one
of three finalists for the Outland
Trophy, given to the nation’s best
interior lineman.
Raiola anchors an offensive
line that has paved the way for
Nebraska to lead the nation in
rushing for the 14th time in the
past 38 years.
Seven previous Nebraska
lineman have won the Outland,
the latest being Aaron Taylor in
1997.
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