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Kansas power too much for Colorado THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LAWRENCE, Kan. - Nick Collison had a career-high 26 points and Kenjiy Gregory added 20 as Kansas overcame foul trou ble and near-perfect foul shoot ing by Colorado for a 91-79 victo ry Wednesday night It was the Jayhawks' 24th straigfct victory over the Buffaloes. Kansas (20-5, 9-4 Big 12), which hasn't lost to Colorado in 10 years, overcame foul trouble and 21-of-22 foul shooting by the Buffaloes. Eric Chenowith fouled out with 2:25 left, while Collison played die last few minutes with four fouls. Point guard Kirk Hinrich had three for Kansas. The Jayhawks, favored by 15 points, appeared to be pulling away early in the second half when Hinrich’s three-pointer and a pair of free throws by Chenowith put their lead at 52 36. But the Buffaloes (15-12,5-9), who made their first 19 free throws, whittled away until Jamahl Mosel/s bucket climaxed a 7-1 run and made it 76-70 with 5:41 left Then Hinrich stole a pass and drove in for a layup, got fouled and made the free throw. A moment later Hinrich's two free throws put Kansas on top 83-72. Chenowith had 17 points and nine rebounds for Kansas, which avoided its first three-game losing streak in seven years. Hinrich had 15 points and eight assists. Last-second mistakes doom NU's NIT hopes lAIDERSfrom page 10 and took a 38-36 halftime lead. Nebraska opened die second half as poorly as it opened die first, and the Huskers soon found themselves down 50-43 in the second stanza. "I was disappointed in our play in stretches,” Collier said. “But we’d substitute guys, and things were worse if not the same.” The Huskers kept die game dose with the inside presence of sen ior center Kimani Ffriend and senior forward Steffon Bradford, who scored 14 and 12 points, respectively. The Huskers went on a 7-0 run to take a 58-57 lead on a Ffriend basket but fell behind again 63-60 with 3:30 left Senior guard Cookie Belcher only scored seven points in the game but scored four from die free-throw line in a 13-second span that gave NU die 64-63 lead with 54 seconds left But Nebraska’s inability to dose die deal made it a long flight home. "We need to study this game on tape and see what plays we need to make that we didn’t” said Collier, whose team hosts perennial power Kansas on Sunday. "This game is a good teaching opportunity if we are willing to use it and learn from it” Hardabura ready to win 6YMNAST from page 10 1995 World Championships in Germany, when Hardabura, still with the Canadian national team, was introduced to NU Coach Francis Allen. The two personalities instantly clicked. Allen brought up Hardabura’s situation in Canada, a situation the two agreed wasn't allowing the gym nast to reach his full potential. Nebraska’s coach offered him an education and a chance to enjoy gymnastics again. “I had to ask myself if I want ed to continue to do gymnastics in Canada and to pretty much go nowhere and have no educa tion,” Hardabura said, “or go to the United States, get an educa tion and enjoy the sport again.” Hardabura didn’t answer that question right away. Instead, he took a year off com petition to spend time rock climbing and skiing with a tight niche of friends. “I’d still go to die gym every once in a while for fun, but I pretty much did what I wanted to do when I wanted to do it,” Hardabura said. He also spent time consider ing Allen's proposal, and finally decided to try collegiate sports. After recruiting trips to Penn State, Ohio State and Utah, Hardabura found a home at Nebraska. “I signed the second I got home,” Hardabura said. “Francis Allen added a dimen sion to the program that wasn't just about winning national championships. He also wants to create gentlemen and have us experience things that we wouldn’t otherwise experience if we weren’t in school, and I found that really attractive.” The move to Nebraska was exactly what the 22-year-old freshman needed to rejuvenate his career. In his first year at NU, he earned the second highest ever all-around total of57.975 as Bolt electrifies NU team IQtlfrompagelOf between the Ken Harveys and Matt Hoppers. Bolt missed just one game in 1999 and only five in 2000 while picking up honorable all-conference honors from league coaches. He raised his bat ting average 72 points from 1999 to2000; hefc currently batting 348 going into the weekend. All this while trying to shuffle three positions defensively. Bolt has played at second and short this season and spent time last year at third. Ihe quick arrival of Jeff Kevins' bat (he leads the Big 12 in batting average with a .524 clip) forces the lineup to stay fresh. If Blevins stays hot, he could go to third, with Josh Hesse moving to second and Bolt assuming Brendan Eymann’s shortstop position. Or it could go another way. Or another. “There’s a lot of different com binations in practice,” Bolt said. For reserve Willie Jones, it has meant more infield work. "It’s not so much more ground balls as more ground balls at different positions,” Jones said. And to see diem, it gets hard to pick out who’s who. Bolt looks like Hesse and sometimes like second baseman John Cede and if his head weren’t shaved in the mugshot, a littie like Blevins. It’s the type of team, Stern said, that fits a player like Bolt perfectly. It’s still a team that has a prove-something factor attached 7f was a risk to come here, but I just had a hunch it was going to be goodm WiUBoh NU baseball tri-captain to it. While Van Horn’s first recruits are by no means throw aways - they’ve proven through the numbers their worth - they're guys not necessarily sought by the Goliaths. Bolt agreed. “There’s still something out there for us to get,” he said. “Wte want Omaha.” Suhr brings ability back to softball SUIIH from page 10 ery is not complete. “She’s a half step behind,” Revelle said. “She’s wearing a (ankle) brace that’s pretty cum bersome.” Because of the injury, Suhr was confined to playing desig nated hitter in the first tourna ment, in which she was held hitless but made good contact and had a couple balls caught at the fence. Now that the hits are start ing to fall in, Suhr appears ready to become the dominat ing player she has provided glimpses of in the past two sea sons. “I’ve had high expecta tions,” Suhr said. “Right now, I feel that I’m doing what I need to be doing for everyone else.” Suhr and the rest of the Huskers travel to Columbus, Ga., this weekend for the NFCA Leadoff Classic, Feb. 23-25. Nebraska will once again face highly ranked opponents, with games against No. 7 California (7-0) and No. 1 UCLA (14-0). Both teams have already defeated NU this sea son. The top-ranked Bruins handed NU a 6-1 loss, while Cal edged the Huskers 6-5. “Over the summer, I decided to put two seasons into one this year and give it everything I got." Jason Hardabura All-American gymnast well as All-American honors. His 1998 season proved just a prelude to his monster sopho more year. Hardabura ended that season on top by winning die NCAA all-around title. However, disappointment hit Hardabura again his junior year after he tore tendons and muscles in his arm and shoul der, a season-ending injury. “It was extremely frustrating for myself," Hardabura said. “It’s tough sitting on die bench." The Huskers also lost senior All-Americans Marshal Nelson and Blake Bukacek to tom ante rior cruciate ligaments. “I can say with complete confidence that we could have won die national championship last year,” Hardabura said. “We had the most depth and experi ence of any team, but the wheels sort of fell off as die season went on with everyone getting hurt" However, Hardabura’s frus tration from last year has proved to be motivation for his senior season. “Over the summer, I decided to put two seasons into one this year and give it everything I got” Hardabura said. After winning the all-around in the first two meets this sea son, it is obvious he is doing exactly that. The motivation for Hardabura this season may also come from his young group of hard-working teammates. “I can’t say we are going to win a national championship this year or break any records," in about two hours hjr PARTICIPATING IN UNL JURY RESEARCH! Be part of a Call 472-0483 to schedule an appointment. Ask for Marc Patry Hardabura said. “But this is the hardest working team I’ve ever been on. They give their heart and soul every single day.” And so does Hardabura. After a career with as much dis appointment as success, Hardabura has regained the appreciation for gymnastics that inspired him to be a gym nast He even wants to continue to stay involved in gymnastics after this season as he plans to compete in a competition for alumni gymnasts. He also will serve as a volunteer assistant for NU gymnastics next year. 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