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Sunday, March 18, 2007
Lincoln - Powered by three home runs, Arkansas handed the Nebraska softball team its first loss in 13 games as Whitney Cloer's second homer of the game broke a 3-3 tie in the top of the sixth and propelled the Lady Razorbacks to a 5-4 victory over the Huskers in the final game of the Big Red Tournament at Bowlin Stadium.
After scoring just two runs and being outscored 11-2 in Friday and Saturday, Arkansas' three home runs provided all five runs on Sunday. The long balls made a winner of Miranda Dixon, who capped a solid tournament by allowing only one earned run in six innings of work. In 18.2 innings at the Big Red Tournament, Dixon (3-9) surrendered only one earned run while picking up both victories for the Lady Razorbacks (12-23).
Senior right-hander Ashley DeBuhr (9-4) took the loss for Nebraska (20-8). DeBuhr gave up five runs (three earned) on eight hits after the Husker staff had allowed only one earned run through the first five games of the tournament.
The loss not only snapped the Huskers' 12-game winning streak - the eighth-longest in program history - but also stopped NU's win streak at Bowlin Stadium. Nebraska had won 12 straight at home and 25 of its last 26 before falling to Arkansas. The loss was also NU's first in six games this season against teams from the Southeastern Conference, widely recognized as one of the top three softball conferences in the nation.
The Huskers were forced to play from behind from the first inning, when Arkansas jumped out to a 2-0 lead after Dayna Huckabee tied the school career home run record with a two-out, two-run blast to center.
The Lady Razorbacks added a solo home run from Cloer with one out in the second to take a 3-0 lead.
Arkansas helped the Huskers tie the game with a pair of errors and two costly passed balls in the bottom of the fourth. Senior Devin Porter led off with a double and sophomore Crystal Carwile then reached on an error that allowed Porter to score. Following another error, Carwile scored on an RBI ground out from senior Jamie Waldecker.
Trailing 3-2, the Huskers evened the score when sophomore Haley Long reached on a fielder's choice, advanced all the way to third on a pair of passed balls and scored on a two-out, two-strike single off the bat of senior Carmen Kier.
After a scoreless fifth, Cloer drilled her second homer of the game, this time a two-out, two-run shot that proved to be the game-winner.
Nebraska closed the gap to 5-4 on a sacrifice fly from Long in the bottom of the sixth.
Sophomore right-hander Molly Hill entered the game in the top of the seventh and retired the side in order to give the Huskers a chance in their final at bat, but Katy Henry came on in relief and retired all three batters she faced to earn her second save of the season.
The perfect seventh capped a brilliant tournament for Hill, who posted a 4-0 record with a 0.24 ERA on the weekend. Hill added 21 strikeouts while holding opposing hitters to a paltry .153 average.
Nebraska has the chance to start a new winning streak on Wednesday, when the Huskers wrap up their seven-game homestand with a 6 p.m. contest against in-state rival Creighton
Box Score The Automated ScoreBook
Arkansas at Nebraska
Mar 18, 2007 at Lincoln, Neb. (Bowlin Stadium)
Arkansas 5 (12-23)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Jessica Bachkora cf...... 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0
Rachel LeMaster rf....... 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
Miranda Dixon p.......... 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1
Katy Henry p............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dayna Huckabee 3b........ 3 1 1 2 0 1 1 5 1
Samantha Buckner 1b...... 3 0 1 0 0 1 10 0 0
Dara Clark pr........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Teighynne Hulsey lf...... 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0
Jocelyne Moncrief lf.... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Whitney Cloer dp......... 3 2 2 3 0 0 0 0 0
Brandy Baze 2b........... 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 5 1
Jess Reed c.............. 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 1
Brittany Robison ss...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
Totals................... 29 5 8 5 0 9 21 11 4
Nebraska 4 (20-8)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Mullin, Meghan rf........ 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Rutherford, Darcy lf..... 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Porter, Devin ss......... 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 0
Carwile, Crystal 1b...... 3 2 1 0 0 0 9 0 1
Pascale, Brittany c...... 3 0 0 0 0 0 8 1 0
Borg, Jaime pr.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Waldecker, Jamie dp...... 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Barrett, Whitney pr..... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Long, Haley cf........... 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Kier, Carmen 3b.......... 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 3 2
Fuller, Kimberly 2b...... 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1
Hupp, Alex ph........... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DeBuhr, Ashley p......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hill, Molly p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals................... 27 4 5 3 1 2 21 8 4
Score by Innings R H E
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Arkansas............ 210 002 0 - 5 8 2
Nebraska............ 000 301 0 - 4 5 1
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E - Dixon(9); Buckner(7); Fuller(5). LOB - Lady'Backs 4; Cornhuskers 4. 2B -
Bachkora(7); Porter(6). HR - Huckabee(5); Cloer 2(3). SH - LeMaster(2). SF -
Long(1). SB - LeMaster(13); Hulsey(1).
Arkansas IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP
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Miranda Dixon....... 6.0 5 4 1 1 1 24 26 87
Katy Henry.......... 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 3 3 10
Nebraska IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP
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DeBuhr, Ashley...... 6.0 8 5 3 0 9 26 27 108
Hill, Molly......... 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 10
Win - Dixon (3-9). Loss - DeBuhr (9-4). Save - Katy Henry (2).
WP - Dixon(9). PB - Reed 2(3). Pitches/strikes: Dixon 87/57; Katy Henry 10/9;
DeBuhr 108/84; Hill 10/8.
Umpires - HP: Todd Delph 1B: Kevin Killingsworth 3B: Jeff Sloan
Start: 4:00 pm Time: 1:55 Attendance: 460
Game: NU28
After scoring just two runs and being outscored 11-2 in Friday and Saturday, Arkansas' three home runs provided all five runs on Sunday. The long balls made a winner of Miranda Dixon, who capped a solid tournament by allowing only one earned run in six innings of work. In 18.2 innings at the Big Red Tournament, Dixon (3-9) surrendered only one earned run while picking up both victories for the Lady Razorbacks (12-23).
Senior right-hander Ashley DeBuhr (9-4) took the loss for Nebraska (20-8). DeBuhr gave up five runs (three earned) on eight hits after the Husker staff had allowed only one earned run through the first five games of the tournament.
The loss not only snapped the Huskers' 12-game winning streak - the eighth-longest in program history - but also stopped NU's win streak at Bowlin Stadium. Nebraska had won 12 straight at home and 25 of its last 26 before falling to Arkansas. The loss was also NU's first in six games this season against teams from the Southeastern Conference, widely recognized as one of the top three softball conferences in the nation.
The Huskers were forced to play from behind from the first inning, when Arkansas jumped out to a 2-0 lead after Dayna Huckabee tied the school career home run record with a two-out, two-run blast to center.
The Lady Razorbacks added a solo home run from Cloer with one out in the second to take a 3-0 lead.
Arkansas helped the Huskers tie the game with a pair of errors and two costly passed balls in the bottom of the fourth. Senior Devin Porter led off with a double and sophomore Crystal Carwile then reached on an error that allowed Porter to score. Following another error, Carwile scored on an RBI ground out from senior Jamie Waldecker.
Trailing 3-2, the Huskers evened the score when sophomore Haley Long reached on a fielder's choice, advanced all the way to third on a pair of passed balls and scored on a two-out, two-strike single off the bat of senior Carmen Kier.
After a scoreless fifth, Cloer drilled her second homer of the game, this time a two-out, two-run shot that proved to be the game-winner.
Nebraska closed the gap to 5-4 on a sacrifice fly from Long in the bottom of the sixth.
Sophomore right-hander Molly Hill entered the game in the top of the seventh and retired the side in order to give the Huskers a chance in their final at bat, but Katy Henry came on in relief and retired all three batters she faced to earn her second save of the season.
The perfect seventh capped a brilliant tournament for Hill, who posted a 4-0 record with a 0.24 ERA on the weekend. Hill added 21 strikeouts while holding opposing hitters to a paltry .153 average.
Nebraska has the chance to start a new winning streak on Wednesday, when the Huskers wrap up their seven-game homestand with a 6 p.m. contest against in-state rival Creighton
Box Score The Automated ScoreBook
Arkansas at Nebraska
Mar 18, 2007 at Lincoln, Neb. (Bowlin Stadium)
Arkansas 5 (12-23)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Jessica Bachkora cf...... 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0
Rachel LeMaster rf....... 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
Miranda Dixon p.......... 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1
Katy Henry p............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dayna Huckabee 3b........ 3 1 1 2 0 1 1 5 1
Samantha Buckner 1b...... 3 0 1 0 0 1 10 0 0
Dara Clark pr........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Teighynne Hulsey lf...... 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0
Jocelyne Moncrief lf.... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Whitney Cloer dp......... 3 2 2 3 0 0 0 0 0
Brandy Baze 2b........... 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 5 1
Jess Reed c.............. 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 1
Brittany Robison ss...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
Totals................... 29 5 8 5 0 9 21 11 4
Nebraska 4 (20-8)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Mullin, Meghan rf........ 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Rutherford, Darcy lf..... 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Porter, Devin ss......... 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 0
Carwile, Crystal 1b...... 3 2 1 0 0 0 9 0 1
Pascale, Brittany c...... 3 0 0 0 0 0 8 1 0
Borg, Jaime pr.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Waldecker, Jamie dp...... 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Barrett, Whitney pr..... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Long, Haley cf........... 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Kier, Carmen 3b.......... 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 3 2
Fuller, Kimberly 2b...... 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1
Hupp, Alex ph........... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DeBuhr, Ashley p......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hill, Molly p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals................... 27 4 5 3 1 2 21 8 4
Score by Innings R H E
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Arkansas............ 210 002 0 - 5 8 2
Nebraska............ 000 301 0 - 4 5 1
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E - Dixon(9); Buckner(7); Fuller(5). LOB - Lady'Backs 4; Cornhuskers 4. 2B -
Bachkora(7); Porter(6). HR - Huckabee(5); Cloer 2(3). SH - LeMaster(2). SF -
Long(1). SB - LeMaster(13); Hulsey(1).
Arkansas IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP
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Miranda Dixon....... 6.0 5 4 1 1 1 24 26 87
Katy Henry.......... 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 3 3 10
Nebraska IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP
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DeBuhr, Ashley...... 6.0 8 5 3 0 9 26 27 108
Hill, Molly......... 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 10
Win - Dixon (3-9). Loss - DeBuhr (9-4). Save - Katy Henry (2).
WP - Dixon(9). PB - Reed 2(3). Pitches/strikes: Dixon 87/57; Katy Henry 10/9;
DeBuhr 108/84; Hill 10/8.
Umpires - HP: Todd Delph 1B: Kevin Killingsworth 3B: Jeff Sloan
Start: 4:00 pm Time: 1:55 Attendance: 460
Game: NU28
Go Big Red ! Slam Air Force
Lincoln – In a fitting finale to the 2007 regular season, the No. 10 Huskers set a season-high mark in topping No. 16 Air Force, 207.75-190.10 at the Devaney Center on Saturday night. Nebraska swept the top-three spots on four of six events in the win, while senior Jason Wassung notched the fifth all-around title of his career (52.40).
Nebraska captured the top three places on the pommel horse, vault, parallel bars and high bar against the Falcons, making it the first time the Huskers had swept any event this season. Junior Stephen Tétrault and sophomore T.J. Schmidt each captured a pair of event titles in the win. Tétrault’s came on the vault (9.00) and high bar (9.05), giving him his second and third titles of the season and a season-high all-around score of 52.00. Schmidt gained his fifth crowns on both the pommel horse (9.20) and parallel bars (9.25).
Nebraska came out exceptionally strong on the floor exercise to start the meet, earning a team score of 35.00, just shy of its season season high of 35.25. Senior Jon Charter made his final performance at the Devaney Center a good one, as he set a career-high mark of 8.70. Schmidt also notched a career best of 8.85 for second place in the event.
NU’s top scores continued to come on the pommel horse in the second rotation, beginning with a career best of 8.40 from sophomore James Mauldin for third place. Mauldin, who reached the podium for the first time in his career, was followed by a solid mark of 9.10 from Tétrault for second before Schmidt took the title with a score of 9.20.
Still without its top ringman Tony Maras, who is out with a broken hand, Nebraska moved to the still rings in the third rotation. Mauldin again kicked off the event for the Huskers, improving to two-for-two on career-highs for the night with a career best of 8.50. Schmidt also continued his impressive evening, placing second with a mark of 8.90.
The Huskers struggled through the vault rotation, an event that has lost considerable depth due to injury in the past two weeks. However, Tétrault, an All-American on the vault, was able to post a season best of 9.00 for his first event title on the vault since 2005. Wassung added a season best of 8.90 for second, while sophomore Eric Daigle and freshman John Robinson tied for third (8.15) to give the Huskers their second event sweep of the meet.
Nebraska moved to the parallel bars in the fifth rotation, historically its bread and butter event this year. That trend held true against Air Force as the Huskers posted a solid score of 34.75, behind the ever-present force of Schmidt, who earned his second event title of the meet with a score of 9.25. Schmidt was followed by Wassung (8.80) in second while Robinson placed third (8.35).
The Huskers capped off the regular season on the high bar, as Tétrault earned his second event title of the evening with a season-high score of 9.05. Wassung also gave a memorable performance in his final routine at the Devaney Center for a score of 8.95 and second place on the event.
Nebraska’s win over Air Force marks the end of the regular season for the Huskers, who finish 2007 with a record of 3-9. NU will now gear up for postseason action, starting with the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Championships on Saturday, March 31, in Berkeley, Calif., at 9 p.m. Central.
Team Results Score
1. Nebraska 207.75
2. Air Force 190.10
All-Around Score
1. Jason Wassung , Nebraska 52.40
2. Stephen Tétrault , Nebraska 52.00
3. Brennan Wolford, Air Force 45.40
Event Results (Top Three Only)
Floor Exercise Score
1. Greg Stine, Air Force 8.90
2. T.J. Schmidt, Nebraska 8.853. Stephen Tétrault, Nebraska 8.80
Pommel Horse Score
1. T.J. Schmidt, Nebraska 9.20
2. Stephen Tétrault , Nebraska 9.10
3. James Mauldin , Nebraska 8.40
Still Rings Score
1. Greg Stine, Air Force 9.10
2. T.J. Schmidt, Nebraska 8.90
3. Jason Wassung , Nebraska 8.75
Vault Score
1. Stephen Tétrault , Nebraska 9.00
2. Jason Wassung , Nebraska 8.90
3. Eric Daigle , Nebraska 8.15
John Robinson, Nebraska 8.15
Parallel Bars Score
1. T.J. Schmidt, Nebraska 9.25
2. Jason Wassung , Nebraska 8.80
3. John Robinson , Nebraska 8.35
High Bar Score
1. Stephen Tétrault , Nebraska 9.05
2. Jason Wassung , Nebraska 8.95
3. Kyle Shanahan , Nebraska 8.60
Nebraska captured the top three places on the pommel horse, vault, parallel bars and high bar against the Falcons, making it the first time the Huskers had swept any event this season. Junior Stephen Tétrault and sophomore T.J. Schmidt each captured a pair of event titles in the win. Tétrault’s came on the vault (9.00) and high bar (9.05), giving him his second and third titles of the season and a season-high all-around score of 52.00. Schmidt gained his fifth crowns on both the pommel horse (9.20) and parallel bars (9.25).
Nebraska came out exceptionally strong on the floor exercise to start the meet, earning a team score of 35.00, just shy of its season season high of 35.25. Senior Jon Charter made his final performance at the Devaney Center a good one, as he set a career-high mark of 8.70. Schmidt also notched a career best of 8.85 for second place in the event.
NU’s top scores continued to come on the pommel horse in the second rotation, beginning with a career best of 8.40 from sophomore James Mauldin for third place. Mauldin, who reached the podium for the first time in his career, was followed by a solid mark of 9.10 from Tétrault for second before Schmidt took the title with a score of 9.20.
Still without its top ringman Tony Maras, who is out with a broken hand, Nebraska moved to the still rings in the third rotation. Mauldin again kicked off the event for the Huskers, improving to two-for-two on career-highs for the night with a career best of 8.50. Schmidt also continued his impressive evening, placing second with a mark of 8.90.
The Huskers struggled through the vault rotation, an event that has lost considerable depth due to injury in the past two weeks. However, Tétrault, an All-American on the vault, was able to post a season best of 9.00 for his first event title on the vault since 2005. Wassung added a season best of 8.90 for second, while sophomore Eric Daigle and freshman John Robinson tied for third (8.15) to give the Huskers their second event sweep of the meet.
Nebraska moved to the parallel bars in the fifth rotation, historically its bread and butter event this year. That trend held true against Air Force as the Huskers posted a solid score of 34.75, behind the ever-present force of Schmidt, who earned his second event title of the meet with a score of 9.25. Schmidt was followed by Wassung (8.80) in second while Robinson placed third (8.35).
The Huskers capped off the regular season on the high bar, as Tétrault earned his second event title of the evening with a season-high score of 9.05. Wassung also gave a memorable performance in his final routine at the Devaney Center for a score of 8.95 and second place on the event.
Nebraska’s win over Air Force marks the end of the regular season for the Huskers, who finish 2007 with a record of 3-9. NU will now gear up for postseason action, starting with the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Championships on Saturday, March 31, in Berkeley, Calif., at 9 p.m. Central.
Team Results Score
1. Nebraska 207.75
2. Air Force 190.10
All-Around Score
1. Jason Wassung , Nebraska 52.40
2. Stephen Tétrault , Nebraska 52.00
3. Brennan Wolford, Air Force 45.40
Event Results (Top Three Only)
Floor Exercise Score
1. Greg Stine, Air Force 8.90
2. T.J. Schmidt, Nebraska 8.853. Stephen Tétrault, Nebraska 8.80
Pommel Horse Score
1. T.J. Schmidt, Nebraska 9.20
2. Stephen Tétrault , Nebraska 9.10
3. James Mauldin , Nebraska 8.40
Still Rings Score
1. Greg Stine, Air Force 9.10
2. T.J. Schmidt, Nebraska 8.90
3. Jason Wassung , Nebraska 8.75
Vault Score
1. Stephen Tétrault , Nebraska 9.00
2. Jason Wassung , Nebraska 8.90
3. Eric Daigle , Nebraska 8.15
John Robinson, Nebraska 8.15
Parallel Bars Score
1. T.J. Schmidt, Nebraska 9.25
2. Jason Wassung , Nebraska 8.80
3. John Robinson , Nebraska 8.35
High Bar Score
1. Stephen Tétrault , Nebraska 9.05
2. Jason Wassung , Nebraska 8.95
3. Kyle Shanahan , Nebraska 8.60
Big red sports - Fall To texas tech
Lubbock, Texas – Doug Thennis’ walk-off homer in the bottom of the ninth broke an 8-all deadlock, lifting Texas Tech to a wild 9-8 victory over No. 16 Nebraska Saturday afternoon at Dan Law Field.
Thennis ended a back-and-forth contest, as he sent the first pitch from Husker reliever Steve Edlefsen over the fence in right center for his fourth round tripper of the year to give the Red Raiders their second one-run win of the series.
“He did a good job and hit it out,” Anderson said. “It was a good well-fought game and both teams did a good job of fighting back in the late innings.”
Edlefsen (0-1) suffered his first loss, as the Huskers (10-7, 1-2 Big 12) overcame a three-run deficit in the eighth and a two-run deficit in the ninth, only to fall a run short.
Trailing 8-6 in the ninth, the Huskers rallied for a pair of runs in the top of the inning, taking advantage of a pair of Texas Tech miscues. After Mitch Abeita reached on a throwing error, Jake Mort singled to put two on with no outs to chase Tech starter Colt Hynes. Edlefsen then laid down a perfect sacrifice that reliever Travis Young threw into right field, allowing Abeita to score and Mort to get to third. DJ Belfonte then lined an infield single off the glove of pitcher Paul Gonzalez, scoring Mort with the tying run. The Huskers tried to score the go-ahead run on Craig Corriston’s fly ball to left, but Drew Evans fired a strike home and got Edlefsen at the plate.
“We would have liked to push another run across and get the lead,” Anderson said. “We were aggressive in everything we did (to get back in the game). We were fortunate to have runners on and kept being aggressive.”
Belfonte led NU with three hits and scored twice, while Corriston went 2-for-5 and scored a pair of runs in a losing effort. Andy Gerch also homered and drove in two runs for the Huskers.
Gonzalez (3-1) got the win, as he got the Red Raiders (17-8, 2-1) out of the ninth-inning jam.
Down 6-2, the Huskers roared back, scoring once in the sixth before Andrew Brown’s three-run homer tied it up in the eighth, setting the stage for a wild finish.
James Leverton, who went 2-for-4 with a homer and three RBIs, opened the eighth by reaching on an error by NU first baseman Thad Weber. The mistake proved costly, as Taylor Ashby executed a perfect hit-and-run, slapping the ball through the infield to put runners on the corners. Edlefsen came into face Baker, who broke the tie by sending his first offering up the middle past the drawn-in infield for the go-ahead run. Tech would later add a second run on a bases-loaded walk to take an 8-6 lead, only to see NU tie it up in the ninth.
Texas Tech used a big afternoon from Leverton, who homered and drove in three runs as part of a 2-for-4 afternoon. Leverton, who entered the game batting .247 in 22 games, sparked Tech’s three run fourth inning, as his first homer of the year – a two-run shot off of NU starter Johnny Dorn - broke a 2-all tie.
Nebraska jumped out quickly, scoring a pair of runs in the top of the first on Gerch’s first homer of the season. Corriston began the rally with a double to right before Gerch drove him home two batters later with a blast to left.
Texas Tech pulled to within 2-1 in the bottom of the second on James Leverton’s RBI single that scored Kyle Martin, who reached on a one-out double to left.
The Red Raiders took the lead in the bottom of the fourth, scoring three times off Dorn with the big blow coming on a two-run coming off the bat of Leverton. A single from Matt Smith and a double by Kyle Martin put runners on second and third with no outs. Doug Thennis tied the game with a sacrifice fly before Leverton launched an 0-2 pitch into the bullpen in left to make it a 4-2 game. Tech chased starter Johnny Dorn in the fifth with a pair of runs, extending the lead to 6-2. The Husker starter allowed a single and double to open the inning before Matt Foust came in relief. Smith lofted a RBI sacrifice fly to center for the first run before a two-out wild pitch gave Tech a four-run lead.
Dorn, who was 3-0 with a 1.50 ERA in three career starts against Texas Tech, allowed six runs on eight hits over four innings, but did not factor into the decision, as the Huskers knotted the game at six on Brown’s team-best four homer of the year.
“He got some pitches up that that hurt him,” Anderson said. “He didn’t dominate the zone like he usually does. We also gave up three runs on 0-2 counts and that was a big factor in them getting ahead early.”
The Huskers, who had just one after scoring twice in the first, put together some offense in the top of the sixth on an RBI single by Jeff Tezak. Belfonte opened the inning with a single and moved into scoring position two batters later as Brown’s grounder was misplayed for an error. Two batters later, Tezak cut the deficit to 6-3 with a single behind the second base bag.
Nebraska struck quickly in the eighth, as Belfonte coaxed a walk – just the fourth issued by Hynes in 43 innings of work – before a Corriston single put two one with no outs. Moments later, Brown launched Hynes’ 1-0 pitch off the scoreboard in right Hynes went eight innings, allowing five earned runs on eight hits but did not factor into the decision.
The Huskers return home Tuesday
Thennis ended a back-and-forth contest, as he sent the first pitch from Husker reliever Steve Edlefsen over the fence in right center for his fourth round tripper of the year to give the Red Raiders their second one-run win of the series.
“He did a good job and hit it out,” Anderson said. “It was a good well-fought game and both teams did a good job of fighting back in the late innings.”
Edlefsen (0-1) suffered his first loss, as the Huskers (10-7, 1-2 Big 12) overcame a three-run deficit in the eighth and a two-run deficit in the ninth, only to fall a run short.
Trailing 8-6 in the ninth, the Huskers rallied for a pair of runs in the top of the inning, taking advantage of a pair of Texas Tech miscues. After Mitch Abeita reached on a throwing error, Jake Mort singled to put two on with no outs to chase Tech starter Colt Hynes. Edlefsen then laid down a perfect sacrifice that reliever Travis Young threw into right field, allowing Abeita to score and Mort to get to third. DJ Belfonte then lined an infield single off the glove of pitcher Paul Gonzalez, scoring Mort with the tying run. The Huskers tried to score the go-ahead run on Craig Corriston’s fly ball to left, but Drew Evans fired a strike home and got Edlefsen at the plate.
“We would have liked to push another run across and get the lead,” Anderson said. “We were aggressive in everything we did (to get back in the game). We were fortunate to have runners on and kept being aggressive.”
Belfonte led NU with three hits and scored twice, while Corriston went 2-for-5 and scored a pair of runs in a losing effort. Andy Gerch also homered and drove in two runs for the Huskers.
Gonzalez (3-1) got the win, as he got the Red Raiders (17-8, 2-1) out of the ninth-inning jam.
Down 6-2, the Huskers roared back, scoring once in the sixth before Andrew Brown’s three-run homer tied it up in the eighth, setting the stage for a wild finish.
James Leverton, who went 2-for-4 with a homer and three RBIs, opened the eighth by reaching on an error by NU first baseman Thad Weber. The mistake proved costly, as Taylor Ashby executed a perfect hit-and-run, slapping the ball through the infield to put runners on the corners. Edlefsen came into face Baker, who broke the tie by sending his first offering up the middle past the drawn-in infield for the go-ahead run. Tech would later add a second run on a bases-loaded walk to take an 8-6 lead, only to see NU tie it up in the ninth.
Texas Tech used a big afternoon from Leverton, who homered and drove in three runs as part of a 2-for-4 afternoon. Leverton, who entered the game batting .247 in 22 games, sparked Tech’s three run fourth inning, as his first homer of the year – a two-run shot off of NU starter Johnny Dorn - broke a 2-all tie.
Nebraska jumped out quickly, scoring a pair of runs in the top of the first on Gerch’s first homer of the season. Corriston began the rally with a double to right before Gerch drove him home two batters later with a blast to left.
Texas Tech pulled to within 2-1 in the bottom of the second on James Leverton’s RBI single that scored Kyle Martin, who reached on a one-out double to left.
The Red Raiders took the lead in the bottom of the fourth, scoring three times off Dorn with the big blow coming on a two-run coming off the bat of Leverton. A single from Matt Smith and a double by Kyle Martin put runners on second and third with no outs. Doug Thennis tied the game with a sacrifice fly before Leverton launched an 0-2 pitch into the bullpen in left to make it a 4-2 game. Tech chased starter Johnny Dorn in the fifth with a pair of runs, extending the lead to 6-2. The Husker starter allowed a single and double to open the inning before Matt Foust came in relief. Smith lofted a RBI sacrifice fly to center for the first run before a two-out wild pitch gave Tech a four-run lead.
Dorn, who was 3-0 with a 1.50 ERA in three career starts against Texas Tech, allowed six runs on eight hits over four innings, but did not factor into the decision, as the Huskers knotted the game at six on Brown’s team-best four homer of the year.
“He got some pitches up that that hurt him,” Anderson said. “He didn’t dominate the zone like he usually does. We also gave up three runs on 0-2 counts and that was a big factor in them getting ahead early.”
The Huskers, who had just one after scoring twice in the first, put together some offense in the top of the sixth on an RBI single by Jeff Tezak. Belfonte opened the inning with a single and moved into scoring position two batters later as Brown’s grounder was misplayed for an error. Two batters later, Tezak cut the deficit to 6-3 with a single behind the second base bag.
Nebraska struck quickly in the eighth, as Belfonte coaxed a walk – just the fourth issued by Hynes in 43 innings of work – before a Corriston single put two one with no outs. Moments later, Brown launched Hynes’ 1-0 pitch off the scoreboard in right Hynes went eight innings, allowing five earned runs on eight hits but did not factor into the decision.
The Huskers return home Tuesday
Go Big Red Softball!
Lincoln – Sophomore right-hander Molly Hill tossed her second shutout in three games at the Big Red Tournament to lead the Nebraska softball team to its 10th straight victory in a 5-0 win over Arkansas on Saturday.
In tossing her third consecutive complete game in three contests at the Big Red Tournament, Hill picked up her fifth straight win to improve to 8-4 on the season. After taking a no-hitter into the seventh inning of Friday's game with the Lady Razorbacks, Hill surrendered six hits but posted the shutout the second time around.
With Hill dominating in the circle, fellow sophomore Crystal Carwile provided the offense finishing 3-for-3 with four RBIs, both season highs. Carwile reached base safely in each of her four plate appearances and drove in at least one run in each of her first three trips to the plate.
Arkansas, which committed a season-high five errors in Friday's 6-2 loss to the Huskers, shored up its defense, but Katy Henry still suffered the loss to an opportunistic NU offense. In five innings, Henry allowed five runs on only five hits.
Nebraska jumped out to a quick 2-0 lead in the top of the first. Sophomores Darcy Rutherford and Meghan Mullin both reached to lead off the inning, despite not recording a hit. The pair moved up to second and third on a sacrifice from senior Devin Porter.
Carwile then successfully executed a squeeze play to score Rutherford . Mullin then came home on an infield single off the bat of sophomore Haley Long to put NU ahead 2-0.
The Huskers made it 3-0 in the top of the third when Porter and Carwile recorded back-to-back doubles.
A two-run fifth inning increased Nebraska ’s lead to 5-0. Rutherford was hit by a pitch stole second and moved to third on a single from Mullin. After Mullin advanced to second, Carwile plated them both with a single to right center to pick up her third and fourth RBIs of the game.
In addition to Carwile's big day, Porter finished 2-for-3 while Rutherford and Mullin each scored twice.
Following the game, Mullin was presented with the 2006-07 Richard Raimondi Memorial Scholarship in an on-field presentation that included Mullin's parents and members of the Raimondi family.
Box Score The Automated ScoreBook
Nebraska at Arkansas
Mar 17, 2007 at Lincoln, Neb. (Bowlin Stadium)
Nebraska 5 (18-7)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Rutherford, Darcy lf..... 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
Mullin, Meghan rf........ 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Porter, Devin ss......... 3 1 2 0 0 1 2 5 0
Carwile, Crystal 1b...... 3 0 3 4 0 0 12 0 0
Pascale, Brittany c...... 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 1 2
Long, Haley cf........... 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2
Fuller, Kimberly 2b...... 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 2
Hupp, Alex dp............ 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
Kier, Carmen 3b.......... 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 7 0
Hill, Molly p............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals................... 27 5 7 5 1 7 21 15 6
Arkansas 0 (10-22)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Jessica Bachkora cf...... 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 2
Rachel LeMaster rf....... 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0
Miranda Dixon dp/p....... 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1
Brandy Foust pr......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dayna Huckabee 3b/ss..... 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0
Kayla Johnson 2b......... 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 3 4
Whitney Cloer c.......... 3 0 0 0 0 1 8 2 2
Brittany Robison ss...... 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0
Jess Reed ph/3b......... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Samantha Buckner 1b...... 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
Jocelyne Moncrief lf..... 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Teighynne Hulsey ph..... 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Katy Henry p/dp.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals................... 26 0 6 0 3 5 21 7 9
Score by Innings R H E
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Nebraska............ 201 020 0 - 5 7 0
Arkansas............ 000 000 0 - 0 6 0
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DP - Cornhuskers 1. LOB - Cornhuskers 6; Lady'Backs 9. 2B - Porter(5);
Carwile(6); Bachkora(6). HBP - Rutherford. SH - Mullin(7); Porter(6);
Carwile(1); LeMaster(1). SB - Rutherford(7).
Nebraska IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP
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Hill, Molly......... 7.0 6 0 0 3 5 26 30 115
Arkansas IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP
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Katy Henry.......... 5.0 5 5 5 1 3 19 24 83
Miranda Dixon....... 2.0 2 0 0 0 4 8 8 28
Win - Hill (8-4). Loss - Katy Henry (7-10). Save - None.
HBP - by Katy Henry (Rutherford). Pitches/strikes: Hill 115/78; Katy Henry
83/49; Dixon 28/18.
Umpires - HP: Todd Delph 1B: Andy Hahn 3B: Jeff Sloan
Start: 11:03 am Time: 2:03 Attendance:
Game: NU25
In tossing her third consecutive complete game in three contests at the Big Red Tournament, Hill picked up her fifth straight win to improve to 8-4 on the season. After taking a no-hitter into the seventh inning of Friday's game with the Lady Razorbacks, Hill surrendered six hits but posted the shutout the second time around.
With Hill dominating in the circle, fellow sophomore Crystal Carwile provided the offense finishing 3-for-3 with four RBIs, both season highs. Carwile reached base safely in each of her four plate appearances and drove in at least one run in each of her first three trips to the plate.
Arkansas, which committed a season-high five errors in Friday's 6-2 loss to the Huskers, shored up its defense, but Katy Henry still suffered the loss to an opportunistic NU offense. In five innings, Henry allowed five runs on only five hits.
Nebraska jumped out to a quick 2-0 lead in the top of the first. Sophomores Darcy Rutherford and Meghan Mullin both reached to lead off the inning, despite not recording a hit. The pair moved up to second and third on a sacrifice from senior Devin Porter.
Carwile then successfully executed a squeeze play to score Rutherford . Mullin then came home on an infield single off the bat of sophomore Haley Long to put NU ahead 2-0.
The Huskers made it 3-0 in the top of the third when Porter and Carwile recorded back-to-back doubles.
A two-run fifth inning increased Nebraska ’s lead to 5-0. Rutherford was hit by a pitch stole second and moved to third on a single from Mullin. After Mullin advanced to second, Carwile plated them both with a single to right center to pick up her third and fourth RBIs of the game.
In addition to Carwile's big day, Porter finished 2-for-3 while Rutherford and Mullin each scored twice.
Following the game, Mullin was presented with the 2006-07 Richard Raimondi Memorial Scholarship in an on-field presentation that included Mullin's parents and members of the Raimondi family.
Box Score The Automated ScoreBook
Nebraska at Arkansas
Mar 17, 2007 at Lincoln, Neb. (Bowlin Stadium)
Nebraska 5 (18-7)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Rutherford, Darcy lf..... 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
Mullin, Meghan rf........ 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Porter, Devin ss......... 3 1 2 0 0 1 2 5 0
Carwile, Crystal 1b...... 3 0 3 4 0 0 12 0 0
Pascale, Brittany c...... 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 1 2
Long, Haley cf........... 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2
Fuller, Kimberly 2b...... 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 2
Hupp, Alex dp............ 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
Kier, Carmen 3b.......... 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 7 0
Hill, Molly p............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals................... 27 5 7 5 1 7 21 15 6
Arkansas 0 (10-22)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Jessica Bachkora cf...... 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 2
Rachel LeMaster rf....... 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0
Miranda Dixon dp/p....... 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1
Brandy Foust pr......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dayna Huckabee 3b/ss..... 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0
Kayla Johnson 2b......... 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 3 4
Whitney Cloer c.......... 3 0 0 0 0 1 8 2 2
Brittany Robison ss...... 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0
Jess Reed ph/3b......... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Samantha Buckner 1b...... 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
Jocelyne Moncrief lf..... 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Teighynne Hulsey ph..... 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Katy Henry p/dp.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals................... 26 0 6 0 3 5 21 7 9
Score by Innings R H E
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Nebraska............ 201 020 0 - 5 7 0
Arkansas............ 000 000 0 - 0 6 0
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DP - Cornhuskers 1. LOB - Cornhuskers 6; Lady'Backs 9. 2B - Porter(5);
Carwile(6); Bachkora(6). HBP - Rutherford. SH - Mullin(7); Porter(6);
Carwile(1); LeMaster(1). SB - Rutherford(7).
Nebraska IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP
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Hill, Molly......... 7.0 6 0 0 3 5 26 30 115
Arkansas IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP
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Katy Henry.......... 5.0 5 5 5 1 3 19 24 83
Miranda Dixon....... 2.0 2 0 0 0 4 8 8 28
Win - Hill (8-4). Loss - Katy Henry (7-10). Save - None.
HBP - by Katy Henry (Rutherford). Pitches/strikes: Hill 115/78; Katy Henry
83/49; Dixon 28/18.
Umpires - HP: Todd Delph 1B: Andy Hahn 3B: Jeff Sloan
Start: 11:03 am Time: 2:03 Attendance:
Game: NU25
Saturday, March 17, 2007
even so
Lubbock, Texas – Charlie Shirek fanned a career-high seven Red Raiders over seven innings, while Mitch Abeita had two doubles and drove in a career-high three runs, leading No. 16 Nebraska to a 13-1 victory over Texas Tech Friday night at Dan Law Field.
The Huskers (10-6, 1-1 Big 12) needed a strong pitching performance from Shirek after going through six pitchers in an 11-inning loss on Thursday, and they received that and more from the sophomore right-hander. Shirek (2-2) scattered five hits and allowed one run in his longest outing of the year, while his seven strikeouts nearly doubled his previous high of four.
Nebraska Head Coach Mike Anderson said that Shirek’s effort was just what the doctor ordered.
“This team needed to have a pitching performance like that tonight,” Anderson said. “Charlie did a great job for us tonight against a good hitting team. He was able go get us late into the game, and we hope that sets us up for tomorrow.”
“I just wanted to give our team a chance to win after the long game last night,” Shirek said. “I was throwing strikes and keeping the ball on the ground, and my defense kept making plays behind me. I knew our offense would come around and they did tonight.”
The Huskers backed Shirek up with their best offensive performance of the year, setting season highs with 13 runs and 14 hits, while pushing across at least one across in six different frames. The bottom third of the NU lineup provided the offensive punch, as the Nos. 7-9 hitters combined to go 5-for-9 and drive in eight of the Huskers’ 14 runs.
Abeita, who has driven in all five of his RBIs during the weekend series, led the charge by going 2-for-5 with two doubles and three RBIs. Steve Edlefsen went 2-for-2 and drove in a career-best three runs, while Jake Mort plated two runs and scored three times.
“They did a good job for us tonight,” Anderson said. “They weren’t overpowering, but produced base hits that really helped and drove runs in. They understood their roles and didn’t try to do too much.”
The Huskers would get all the runs they would need on Craig Corriston’s two-run single in the top of the second. Abeita was hit by a pitch to open the inning before an Edlefsen single two batters later put runners on first and second. After Tech pitcher Aaron Odem misplayed a grounder to load the bases, Corriston, who had three hits, then lined a 2-2 offering to left to spot NU a 2-0 lead.
The Husker extended their lead to 3-0 in the top of the fourth on DJ Belfonte’s RBI single before Shirek got the Huskers out of a crucial jam in the bottom half of the inning. Tech (16-8, 1-1 Big 12) used a wild pitch on a strikeout and two errors to load the bases with no outs, but Shirek pitched his way out of trouble, retiring the next three hitters to keep the Red Raiders at bay.
“That inning could have gone either way,” Shirek said. “It was a big building point for me. The defense helped me out, and Mitch made some good blocks that allowed me to throw the pitches I wanted.”
That was the turning point of the game, as the Huskers chased Odem in the fifth with three runs, including Abeita’s RBI double, before breaking the game open one inning later with four runs, including a two-run double by Abeita and a two-run single by Edlefsen.
Odom (3-2) took the loss, allowing six runs on seven hits over 4.1 innings.
The Huskers will look to take the series Saturday afternoon, as Johnny Dorn looks for his fourth consecutive win.
The Huskers (10-6, 1-1 Big 12) needed a strong pitching performance from Shirek after going through six pitchers in an 11-inning loss on Thursday, and they received that and more from the sophomore right-hander. Shirek (2-2) scattered five hits and allowed one run in his longest outing of the year, while his seven strikeouts nearly doubled his previous high of four.
Nebraska Head Coach Mike Anderson said that Shirek’s effort was just what the doctor ordered.
“This team needed to have a pitching performance like that tonight,” Anderson said. “Charlie did a great job for us tonight against a good hitting team. He was able go get us late into the game, and we hope that sets us up for tomorrow.”
“I just wanted to give our team a chance to win after the long game last night,” Shirek said. “I was throwing strikes and keeping the ball on the ground, and my defense kept making plays behind me. I knew our offense would come around and they did tonight.”
The Huskers backed Shirek up with their best offensive performance of the year, setting season highs with 13 runs and 14 hits, while pushing across at least one across in six different frames. The bottom third of the NU lineup provided the offensive punch, as the Nos. 7-9 hitters combined to go 5-for-9 and drive in eight of the Huskers’ 14 runs.
Abeita, who has driven in all five of his RBIs during the weekend series, led the charge by going 2-for-5 with two doubles and three RBIs. Steve Edlefsen went 2-for-2 and drove in a career-best three runs, while Jake Mort plated two runs and scored three times.
“They did a good job for us tonight,” Anderson said. “They weren’t overpowering, but produced base hits that really helped and drove runs in. They understood their roles and didn’t try to do too much.”
The Huskers would get all the runs they would need on Craig Corriston’s two-run single in the top of the second. Abeita was hit by a pitch to open the inning before an Edlefsen single two batters later put runners on first and second. After Tech pitcher Aaron Odem misplayed a grounder to load the bases, Corriston, who had three hits, then lined a 2-2 offering to left to spot NU a 2-0 lead.
The Husker extended their lead to 3-0 in the top of the fourth on DJ Belfonte’s RBI single before Shirek got the Huskers out of a crucial jam in the bottom half of the inning. Tech (16-8, 1-1 Big 12) used a wild pitch on a strikeout and two errors to load the bases with no outs, but Shirek pitched his way out of trouble, retiring the next three hitters to keep the Red Raiders at bay.
“That inning could have gone either way,” Shirek said. “It was a big building point for me. The defense helped me out, and Mitch made some good blocks that allowed me to throw the pitches I wanted.”
That was the turning point of the game, as the Huskers chased Odem in the fifth with three runs, including Abeita’s RBI double, before breaking the game open one inning later with four runs, including a two-run double by Abeita and a two-run single by Edlefsen.
Odom (3-2) took the loss, allowing six runs on seven hits over 4.1 innings.
The Huskers will look to take the series Saturday afternoon, as Johnny Dorn looks for his fourth consecutive win.
husker gymnastics
Baton Rouge, La. – The No. 5 Nebraska women’s gymnastics team traveled to No. 7 LSU with a squad at half-strength Friday night, posting a score of 143.75 to LSU’s 197.025 at the Pete Maravich Center .
The Huskers utilized performances from five gymnasts – seniors Stephanie Carter and Michele Zabawa, junior Desire’ Sniatynski, sophomore Tricia Woo and freshman Kathryn Howard – as six NU competitors did not travel with the team on Thursday based on a decision by head coach Dan Kendig.
"We determined it was in the best interest of the individual gymnasts and our team that they should remain in Lincoln to take care of some academic or medical responsibilities over spring break," Kendig said. "We look forward to seeing them back in the lineup for our final home meet next Friday."
Carter had a solid night for NU on three events, claiming third on vault (9.90) and floor (9.875). The All-American from Bryn Athyn , Pa. , finished fourth in the all-around standings with a 38.85. Woo also tied for second on beam with a 9.875.
Nebraska opened the meet on bars, where Zabawa posted the team’s top score with a 9.80 for third-place honors. Carter added a score of 9.75 for sixth, and Sniatynski contributed a mark of 8.10 to give NU an event score of 27.65. LSU began the meet with a 49.375 on vault and were led by Ashleigh Clare-Kearney and Nicki Butler, who tied for first on the event with a pair of 9.95s.
The Huskers then moved on to vault, where Carter set the pace with a season-high-tying 9.90 for a third-place finish. Zabawa earned a 9.825 to finish sixth, while Sniatynski notched a 9.725. Woo also scored a 9.625, helping NU finish the rotation with a 39.075 behind LSU’s bars set score of 49.05.
NU continued on to the third rotation on floor, where Carter led the way with a 9.875 to place third, while Sniatynski was close behind in sixth with a 9.825. Woo tallied a 9.775 to finish eighth, and the Huskers wrapped up beam with a 29.475. LSU closed its beam rotation with a 49.025 and were led by Kelly Phelan’s 9.90 to take the event title.
Nebraska capped the evening on beam, where Woo achieved the team’s highest mark with a 9.875 for second-place honors. Howard’s 9.80 left her in third, while Carter contributed a 9.325 and Zabawa and Sniatynski posted matching scores of 9.275. NU finished with an event score of 47.55 and a final team score of 143.75. LSU achieved a 49.425 on floor to total a 197.025 on the night.
LSU's Ashleigh Clare-Kearney took four out of five individual event titles, finishing first in the all-around (39.65), vault (9.95), bars (9.875) and floor (9.95).
“There is no question that we put our team in a tough situation tonight,” Kendig said. “It was tough coming down here without the entire team, and the meet itself was difficult. We had some good routines on every event, but I know it was tough for our gymnasts to stay focused. Luckily this meet will not affect the outcome of our team’s season. We now want to focus on our final home meet next weekend, celebrate our seniors’ accomplishments and send our team off to the postseason in style.”
Nebraska returns to the Bob Devaney Sports Center next Friday, March 23 for its final home meet of the 2007 season with Kentucky at 7:30 p.m. In addition to the dual meet, NU will honor Husker seniors Stephanie Carter and Michele Zabawa with a post-competition celebration.
Name Vault Bars Beam Floor All-Around
Stephanie Carter 9.90 9.75 9.325 9.875 38.85
Kathryn Howard 9.80
Sabrina Long
Vanessa Meloche
Molly Ohnoutka
Emily Parsons
Maria Scaffidi
Desire’ Sniatynski 9.725 8.10 9.275 9.825 36.925
Kylie Stone
Brittney Williams
Tricia Woo 9.625 9.875 9.775
Michele Zabawa 9.825 9.80 9.275
Team Scores Vault Bars Beam Floor Total
Nebraska 39.075 27.65 47.55 29.475 143.75
LSU 49.375 49.05 49.025 49.425 197.025
The Huskers utilized performances from five gymnasts – seniors Stephanie Carter and Michele Zabawa, junior Desire’ Sniatynski, sophomore Tricia Woo and freshman Kathryn Howard – as six NU competitors did not travel with the team on Thursday based on a decision by head coach Dan Kendig.
"We determined it was in the best interest of the individual gymnasts and our team that they should remain in Lincoln to take care of some academic or medical responsibilities over spring break," Kendig said. "We look forward to seeing them back in the lineup for our final home meet next Friday."
Carter had a solid night for NU on three events, claiming third on vault (9.90) and floor (9.875). The All-American from Bryn Athyn , Pa. , finished fourth in the all-around standings with a 38.85. Woo also tied for second on beam with a 9.875.
Nebraska opened the meet on bars, where Zabawa posted the team’s top score with a 9.80 for third-place honors. Carter added a score of 9.75 for sixth, and Sniatynski contributed a mark of 8.10 to give NU an event score of 27.65. LSU began the meet with a 49.375 on vault and were led by Ashleigh Clare-Kearney and Nicki Butler, who tied for first on the event with a pair of 9.95s.
The Huskers then moved on to vault, where Carter set the pace with a season-high-tying 9.90 for a third-place finish. Zabawa earned a 9.825 to finish sixth, while Sniatynski notched a 9.725. Woo also scored a 9.625, helping NU finish the rotation with a 39.075 behind LSU’s bars set score of 49.05.
NU continued on to the third rotation on floor, where Carter led the way with a 9.875 to place third, while Sniatynski was close behind in sixth with a 9.825. Woo tallied a 9.775 to finish eighth, and the Huskers wrapped up beam with a 29.475. LSU closed its beam rotation with a 49.025 and were led by Kelly Phelan’s 9.90 to take the event title.
Nebraska capped the evening on beam, where Woo achieved the team’s highest mark with a 9.875 for second-place honors. Howard’s 9.80 left her in third, while Carter contributed a 9.325 and Zabawa and Sniatynski posted matching scores of 9.275. NU finished with an event score of 47.55 and a final team score of 143.75. LSU achieved a 49.425 on floor to total a 197.025 on the night.
LSU's Ashleigh Clare-Kearney took four out of five individual event titles, finishing first in the all-around (39.65), vault (9.95), bars (9.875) and floor (9.95).
“There is no question that we put our team in a tough situation tonight,” Kendig said. “It was tough coming down here without the entire team, and the meet itself was difficult. We had some good routines on every event, but I know it was tough for our gymnasts to stay focused. Luckily this meet will not affect the outcome of our team’s season. We now want to focus on our final home meet next weekend, celebrate our seniors’ accomplishments and send our team off to the postseason in style.”
Nebraska returns to the Bob Devaney Sports Center next Friday, March 23 for its final home meet of the 2007 season with Kentucky at 7:30 p.m. In addition to the dual meet, NU will honor Husker seniors Stephanie Carter and Michele Zabawa with a post-competition celebration.
Name Vault Bars Beam Floor All-Around
Stephanie Carter 9.90 9.75 9.325 9.875 38.85
Kathryn Howard 9.80
Sabrina Long
Vanessa Meloche
Molly Ohnoutka
Emily Parsons
Maria Scaffidi
Desire’ Sniatynski 9.725 8.10 9.275 9.825 36.925
Kylie Stone
Brittney Williams
Tricia Woo 9.625 9.875 9.775
Michele Zabawa 9.825 9.80 9.275
Team Scores Vault Bars Beam Floor Total
Nebraska 39.075 27.65 47.55 29.475 143.75
LSU 49.375 49.05 49.025 49.425 197.025
go big red wrestling- donahoe on fire!
Paul Donahoe is one win away from the finals at 125 pounds after the third session of the 2007 NCAA Championships on Friday at the Palace at Auburn Hills. Nebraska is currently in 16th place with 23.5 team points and two wrestlers still going.
Donahoe moved into the semifinals with an 8-3 win over Tanner Gardner of Stanford at 125 pounds. Donahoe built a 5-0 lead after the first two periods and held on in the third for the victory.
Craig Brester fell into the consolation bracket at 197 pounds after a loss by fall to Josh Glenn of American. Glenn held a 6-1 lead after the first period, but Brester scored three points in the second period to cut Glenn’s lead to 6-4. After starting the third period down, Glenn scored a reversal midway through the period and pinned Glenn with 24 seconds remaining in the match. Brester will continue in the consolation bracket.
Dominick Moyer saw his season end with a 2-2 mark at the NCAA Championships after a 3-1 loss to J. Jaggers of Ohio State in consolation bracket action at 141 pounds. Jaggers took the lead with an early takedown, then added a point for a second-period escape. Moyer got on the board with an escape early in the third period, but was unable to cut any farther into Jaggers’ lead. Earlier in the day, Moyer won by fall over Alex Tsirtsis of Iowa.
At 149 pounds, Jordan Burroughs battled hard but fell to Matt Storniolo of Oklahoma, 6-1 in the fourth sudden victory period. After the match was tied 1-1 after regulation, three overtime periods were not enough to pick a winner. In the fourth sudden victory period, Storniolo scored a takedown and a three-point nearfall to clinch the victory and eliminate Burroughs.
Chris Oliver was eliminated at 157 pounds with an 11-2 major decision loss to Michael Chandler of Missouri. Chandler built a 10-0 lead through the first six minutes of the match before Oliver scored a reversal midway through the third period.
Stephen Dwyer was eliminated in a 5-2 overtime loss to Roger Smith-Bergsrud of Illinois. Dwyer tied the match 2-2 with an escape 10 seconds into the third period. After a scoreless first sudden-victory period, both wrestlers escaped in the first tiebreaker period to the match at 3-3, but Smith-Bergsrud scored a takedown late in the second sudden-victory period to clinch the victory.
The wrestling action resumes at The Palace of Auburn Hills in Auburn Hills, Mich., with semifinals and consolation-bracket matches starting at 6 p.m., with the semifinal matches broadcast on ESPNU.
125-Paul Donahoe (NU) by dec. over Tanner Gardner (Stanford), 8-3141-Dominick Moyer (NU) by fall over Alex Tsirtsis (Iowa), 5:23141-J Jaggers (Ohio State) by dec. over Dominick Moyer (NU), 3-1149-Matt Storniolo (Oklahoma) by dec. over Jordan Burroughs (NU), 6-1 (SV4)157-Michael Chandler (Missouri) by major dec. over Chris Oliver (NU), 11-2165-Roger Smith-Bergsrud (Illinois) by dec. over Stephen Dwyer (NU), 5-2 (SV2)197-Josh Glenn (American) by fall over Craig Brester (NU), 6:36
Donahoe moved into the semifinals with an 8-3 win over Tanner Gardner of Stanford at 125 pounds. Donahoe built a 5-0 lead after the first two periods and held on in the third for the victory.
Craig Brester fell into the consolation bracket at 197 pounds after a loss by fall to Josh Glenn of American. Glenn held a 6-1 lead after the first period, but Brester scored three points in the second period to cut Glenn’s lead to 6-4. After starting the third period down, Glenn scored a reversal midway through the period and pinned Glenn with 24 seconds remaining in the match. Brester will continue in the consolation bracket.
Dominick Moyer saw his season end with a 2-2 mark at the NCAA Championships after a 3-1 loss to J. Jaggers of Ohio State in consolation bracket action at 141 pounds. Jaggers took the lead with an early takedown, then added a point for a second-period escape. Moyer got on the board with an escape early in the third period, but was unable to cut any farther into Jaggers’ lead. Earlier in the day, Moyer won by fall over Alex Tsirtsis of Iowa.
At 149 pounds, Jordan Burroughs battled hard but fell to Matt Storniolo of Oklahoma, 6-1 in the fourth sudden victory period. After the match was tied 1-1 after regulation, three overtime periods were not enough to pick a winner. In the fourth sudden victory period, Storniolo scored a takedown and a three-point nearfall to clinch the victory and eliminate Burroughs.
Chris Oliver was eliminated at 157 pounds with an 11-2 major decision loss to Michael Chandler of Missouri. Chandler built a 10-0 lead through the first six minutes of the match before Oliver scored a reversal midway through the third period.
Stephen Dwyer was eliminated in a 5-2 overtime loss to Roger Smith-Bergsrud of Illinois. Dwyer tied the match 2-2 with an escape 10 seconds into the third period. After a scoreless first sudden-victory period, both wrestlers escaped in the first tiebreaker period to the match at 3-3, but Smith-Bergsrud scored a takedown late in the second sudden-victory period to clinch the victory.
The wrestling action resumes at The Palace of Auburn Hills in Auburn Hills, Mich., with semifinals and consolation-bracket matches starting at 6 p.m., with the semifinal matches broadcast on ESPNU.
125-Paul Donahoe (NU) by dec. over Tanner Gardner (Stanford), 8-3141-Dominick Moyer (NU) by fall over Alex Tsirtsis (Iowa), 5:23141-J Jaggers (Ohio State) by dec. over Dominick Moyer (NU), 3-1149-Matt Storniolo (Oklahoma) by dec. over Jordan Burroughs (NU), 6-1 (SV4)157-Michael Chandler (Missouri) by major dec. over Chris Oliver (NU), 11-2165-Roger Smith-Bergsrud (Illinois) by dec. over Stephen Dwyer (NU), 5-2 (SV2)197-Josh Glenn (American) by fall over Craig Brester (NU), 6:36
go big red softball streching winnning streak to 9
Lincoln – Sophomore right-hander Molly Hill earned her second victory of the day and the Nebraska offense used nine hits and five Arkansas errors to race to the Huskers' ninth straight win with a 6-2 victory Friday at Bowlin Stadium.
Hill (7-4) tossed her second complete-game of the day, as she took a no-hitter into the seventh inning before a pair of singles and a pair of Husker errors spoiled what would have been her second shutout of the day. In tossing every inning of NU's two Friday victories, Hill threw 219 pitches and allowed just four hits.
Against Arkansas, Hill allowed just one earned run. A native of Wayne, Neb., Hill has now allowed one earned run or less in each of her last nine starts. She picked up her fifth straight win against the Lady Razorbacks to lead Nebraska (17-7) to its 13th win in its last 15 contests.
Teighynne Hulsey (2-3) took the loss for Arkansas (10-20). Hulsey allowed four runs (two earned) in 2.1 innings. Miranda Dixon came on in relief and surrendered two runs (none earned) in 3.2 innings. The staff was hurt by Arkansas' season-high five errors, which led to four unearned runs.
Nebraska took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the second. A walk, an error and an infield single loaded the bases with no outs. Arkansas then recorded a force out at home before senior Carmen Kier coaxed an RBI walk that brought sophomore Kimberly Fuller home.
With the bases still loaded, sophomore Darcy Rutherford sent a sinking liner into right field, but Rachel LeMaster made a nice sliding grab and threw to first to double off Kier.
The Huskers added another three runs in the bottom of the third. Sophomore Meghan Mullin led off with a single and advanced to second on a sacrifice from senior Devin Porter. Sophomore Crystal Carwile then brought her home with an RBI single.
Carwile then scored when sophomore Haley Long singled into right field. Pascale added the Huskers’ final run of the inning when she came home on an error as Long stole second.
In the fifth, Arkansas ’ fifth error of the game led to a pair of unearned runs for the Huskers. With two outs, Long reached on an error. She would eventually score on an Arkansas error. Freshman Crystal Gonzalez capped the inning by scoring on an RBI single from Kier.
After being no-hit through the first six innings, a pair of singles and a walk loaded the bases for Arkansas with no outs in the top of the seventh. A ground out brought the first Lady Razorback run home and a throwing error on the same play allowed a second runner to score.
Kier paced the NU offense with a 1-for-2 day that included a pair of RBIs. Long added the Huskers' lone multi-hit game as seven different batters produced at least one hit.
Nebraska continues play at Bowlin Stadium on Saturday with an 11 a.m. contest against Arkansas and a 1:30 p.m. Both games can be head for free on Huskers.com, while the Arkansas contest will air on select Husker Sports Network stations, including KLIN 1400 AM in Lincoln.
Box Score The Automated ScoreBook
Arkansas at Nebraska
Mar 16, 2007 at Lincoln, Neb. (Bowlin Stadium)
Arkansas 2 (10-20)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Rachel LeMaster rf....... 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2
Teighynne Hulsey p/dp.... 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Kayla Johnson 2b......... 1 0 0 0 2 0 4 2 0
Dayna Huckabee 3b........ 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 3 1
Jessica Bachkora cf...... 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
Whitney Cloer dp......... 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Miranda Dixon p......... 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
Samantha Buckner 1b...... 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 2 0
Brandy Baze ph/1b....... 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0
Brittany Robison ss...... 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0
Brandy Foust pr......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jessica Waddle c......... 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
Jocelyne Moncrief lf..... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Totals................... 24 2 2 1 4 6 18 9 5
Nebraska 6 (17-7)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Rutherford, Darcy lf..... 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
Mullin, Meghan rf........ 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
Porter, Devin ss......... 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
Carwile, Crystal 1b...... 4 1 1 1 0 0 10 0 2
Pascale, Brittany c...... 3 1 1 0 1 0 6 1 0
Fuller, Kimberly 2b...... 3 1 0 0 0 0 4 3 0
Long, Haley dp........... 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
Gonzalez, Crystal cf..... 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
Hupp, Alex ph........... 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kier, Carmen 3b.......... 2 0 1 2 1 0 0 3 2
Hill, Molly p............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals................... 28 6 9 4 3 0 21 9 8
Score by Innings R H E
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Arkansas............ 000 000 2 - 2 2 5
Nebraska............ 013 020 X - 6 9 3
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E - K. Johnson(7); Dixon(7); Buckner(4); Baze(1); Waddle(1); Fuller 2(4);
Kier(8). DP - Lady'Backs 1. LOB - Lady'Backs 5; Cornhuskers 8. SH -
Porter(5). SB - Long(3); Gonzalez(5). CS - LeMaster(4).
Arkansas IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP
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Teighynne Hulsey.... 2.1 5 4 2 2 0 11 14 53
Miranda Dixon....... 3.2 4 2 0 1 0 17 18 54
Nebraska IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP
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Hill, Molly......... 7.0 2 2 1 4 6 24 28 125
Win - Hill (7-4). Loss - Hulsey (2-3). Save - None.
WP - Dixon(8); Hill 2(4). Pitches/strikes: Hulsey 53/33; Dixon 54/36; Hill
125/79.
Umpires - HP: Jeff Sloan 1B: Matt Titkemeier 3B: Todd Delph
Start: 1:30 pm Time: 2:02 Attendance:
Game: NU24
Hill (7-4) tossed her second complete-game of the day, as she took a no-hitter into the seventh inning before a pair of singles and a pair of Husker errors spoiled what would have been her second shutout of the day. In tossing every inning of NU's two Friday victories, Hill threw 219 pitches and allowed just four hits.
Against Arkansas, Hill allowed just one earned run. A native of Wayne, Neb., Hill has now allowed one earned run or less in each of her last nine starts. She picked up her fifth straight win against the Lady Razorbacks to lead Nebraska (17-7) to its 13th win in its last 15 contests.
Teighynne Hulsey (2-3) took the loss for Arkansas (10-20). Hulsey allowed four runs (two earned) in 2.1 innings. Miranda Dixon came on in relief and surrendered two runs (none earned) in 3.2 innings. The staff was hurt by Arkansas' season-high five errors, which led to four unearned runs.
Nebraska took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the second. A walk, an error and an infield single loaded the bases with no outs. Arkansas then recorded a force out at home before senior Carmen Kier coaxed an RBI walk that brought sophomore Kimberly Fuller home.
With the bases still loaded, sophomore Darcy Rutherford sent a sinking liner into right field, but Rachel LeMaster made a nice sliding grab and threw to first to double off Kier.
The Huskers added another three runs in the bottom of the third. Sophomore Meghan Mullin led off with a single and advanced to second on a sacrifice from senior Devin Porter. Sophomore Crystal Carwile then brought her home with an RBI single.
Carwile then scored when sophomore Haley Long singled into right field. Pascale added the Huskers’ final run of the inning when she came home on an error as Long stole second.
In the fifth, Arkansas ’ fifth error of the game led to a pair of unearned runs for the Huskers. With two outs, Long reached on an error. She would eventually score on an Arkansas error. Freshman Crystal Gonzalez capped the inning by scoring on an RBI single from Kier.
After being no-hit through the first six innings, a pair of singles and a walk loaded the bases for Arkansas with no outs in the top of the seventh. A ground out brought the first Lady Razorback run home and a throwing error on the same play allowed a second runner to score.
Kier paced the NU offense with a 1-for-2 day that included a pair of RBIs. Long added the Huskers' lone multi-hit game as seven different batters produced at least one hit.
Nebraska continues play at Bowlin Stadium on Saturday with an 11 a.m. contest against Arkansas and a 1:30 p.m. Both games can be head for free on Huskers.com, while the Arkansas contest will air on select Husker Sports Network stations, including KLIN 1400 AM in Lincoln.
Box Score The Automated ScoreBook
Arkansas at Nebraska
Mar 16, 2007 at Lincoln, Neb. (Bowlin Stadium)
Arkansas 2 (10-20)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Rachel LeMaster rf....... 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2
Teighynne Hulsey p/dp.... 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Kayla Johnson 2b......... 1 0 0 0 2 0 4 2 0
Dayna Huckabee 3b........ 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 3 1
Jessica Bachkora cf...... 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
Whitney Cloer dp......... 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Miranda Dixon p......... 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
Samantha Buckner 1b...... 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 2 0
Brandy Baze ph/1b....... 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0
Brittany Robison ss...... 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0
Brandy Foust pr......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jessica Waddle c......... 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
Jocelyne Moncrief lf..... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Totals................... 24 2 2 1 4 6 18 9 5
Nebraska 6 (17-7)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Rutherford, Darcy lf..... 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
Mullin, Meghan rf........ 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
Porter, Devin ss......... 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
Carwile, Crystal 1b...... 4 1 1 1 0 0 10 0 2
Pascale, Brittany c...... 3 1 1 0 1 0 6 1 0
Fuller, Kimberly 2b...... 3 1 0 0 0 0 4 3 0
Long, Haley dp........... 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
Gonzalez, Crystal cf..... 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
Hupp, Alex ph........... 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kier, Carmen 3b.......... 2 0 1 2 1 0 0 3 2
Hill, Molly p............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals................... 28 6 9 4 3 0 21 9 8
Score by Innings R H E
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Arkansas............ 000 000 2 - 2 2 5
Nebraska............ 013 020 X - 6 9 3
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E - K. Johnson(7); Dixon(7); Buckner(4); Baze(1); Waddle(1); Fuller 2(4);
Kier(8). DP - Lady'Backs 1. LOB - Lady'Backs 5; Cornhuskers 8. SH -
Porter(5). SB - Long(3); Gonzalez(5). CS - LeMaster(4).
Arkansas IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP
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Teighynne Hulsey.... 2.1 5 4 2 2 0 11 14 53
Miranda Dixon....... 3.2 4 2 0 1 0 17 18 54
Nebraska IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP
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Hill, Molly......... 7.0 2 2 1 4 6 24 28 125
Win - Hill (7-4). Loss - Hulsey (2-3). Save - None.
WP - Dixon(8); Hill 2(4). Pitches/strikes: Hulsey 53/33; Dixon 54/36; Hill
125/79.
Umpires - HP: Jeff Sloan 1B: Matt Titkemeier 3B: Todd Delph
Start: 1:30 pm Time: 2:02 Attendance:
Game: NU24
W for big red softball
Lincoln – Sophomore right-hander Molly Hill won her fourth straight decision by tossing her first shutout of the season to lead the Nebraska softball team to its eighth straight victory with a 1-0 win over North Dakota State in the opening game of the 2007 Big Red Tournament Friday afternoon at Bowlin Stadium.
The shutout was Nebraska's first in 16 games, the longest stretch NU has gone without a shutout since 1997. Hill (6-4) tossed a two-hit shutout, striking out seven. Her effort propelled the Huskers to a win in their home opener. Nebraska (16-7) has now won 21 of its last 22 games at Bowlin Stadium.
Allison Bakke (10-7) took the loss, despite not allowing an earned run. Bakke allowed just three hits and struck out five, but a lone error cost Bakke and North Dakota State (16-12).
North Dakota State threatened to take an early 1-0 lead when the Bison attempted a squeeze with runners at first and third and no outs. Hill kept them off the scoreboard though by fielding the bunt cleanly and throwing Grete Peterson out at home.
The Huskers cracked the scoreboard when they turned their first hit into a run with the help of a key North Dakota State error. Sophomore Brittany Pascale led of with a single and senior pinch runner Jaime Borg advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt from sophomore Kimberly Fuller.
Borg then scored when a routine grounder to second that got past Laurel Pipkin, allowing Borg to score from second with what proved to be the game-winning run.
Box Score The Automated ScoreBook
Nebraska at North Dakota State
Mar 16, 2007 at Lincoln, Neb. (Bowlin Stadium)
Nebraska 1 (16-7)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Rutherford, Darcy lf..... 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mullin, Meghan rf........ 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Porter, Devin ss......... 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 1
Carwile, Crystal 1b...... 3 0 1 0 0 1 8 1 0
Pascale, Brittany c...... 3 0 1 0 0 1 7 2 0
Borg, Jaime pr.......... 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fuller, Kimberly 2b...... 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 3 0
Long, Haley cf........... 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Hupp, Alex dp............ 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Kier, Carmen 3b.......... 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0
Hill, Molly p............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals................... 21 1 3 0 2 5 21 12 3
North Dakota State 0 (16-12)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Grete Peterson cf........ 2 0 2 0 1 0 4 0 0
Kelly Cantrell c......... 2 0 0 0 0 1 5 2 0
Taylor Lynn pr.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Melissa Chmielewski 1b... 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1
Jandie Weber dp.......... 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
Lynnae Foshag lf......... 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2
Jackie Currie 3b......... 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0
Jennifer Morse ss........ 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0
Laurel Pipkin 2b......... 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0
Allison Bakke p.......... 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0
Erin Troup rf............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
Totals................... 20 0 2 0 3 7 21 5 3
Score by Innings R H E
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Nebraska............ 000 010 0 - 1 3 1
North Dakota State.. 000 000 0 - 0 2 1
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E - Carwile(4); Pipkin(4). DP - Cornhuskers 2. LOB - Cornhuskers 3; Bison 3.
SH - Rutherford(6); Fuller(1); Cantrell(3). SB - Peterson(6). CS -
Mullin(3); Long(2); Bakke(1).
Nebraska IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP
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Hill, Molly......... 7.0 2 0 0 3 7 20 24 94
North Dakota State IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP
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Allison Bakke....... 7.0 3 1 0 2 5 21 25 100
Win - Hill (6-4). Loss - Bakke (10-7). Save - None.
Pitches/strikes: Hill 94/56; Bakke 100/65.
Umpires - HP: Andy Hahn 1B: Kevin Killingsworth 3B: Matt Titkemeier
Start: 11:03 am Time: 1:37 Attendance:
Game: NU23
The shutout was Nebraska's first in 16 games, the longest stretch NU has gone without a shutout since 1997. Hill (6-4) tossed a two-hit shutout, striking out seven. Her effort propelled the Huskers to a win in their home opener. Nebraska (16-7) has now won 21 of its last 22 games at Bowlin Stadium.
Allison Bakke (10-7) took the loss, despite not allowing an earned run. Bakke allowed just three hits and struck out five, but a lone error cost Bakke and North Dakota State (16-12).
North Dakota State threatened to take an early 1-0 lead when the Bison attempted a squeeze with runners at first and third and no outs. Hill kept them off the scoreboard though by fielding the bunt cleanly and throwing Grete Peterson out at home.
The Huskers cracked the scoreboard when they turned their first hit into a run with the help of a key North Dakota State error. Sophomore Brittany Pascale led of with a single and senior pinch runner Jaime Borg advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt from sophomore Kimberly Fuller.
Borg then scored when a routine grounder to second that got past Laurel Pipkin, allowing Borg to score from second with what proved to be the game-winning run.
Box Score The Automated ScoreBook
Nebraska at North Dakota State
Mar 16, 2007 at Lincoln, Neb. (Bowlin Stadium)
Nebraska 1 (16-7)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Rutherford, Darcy lf..... 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mullin, Meghan rf........ 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Porter, Devin ss......... 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 1
Carwile, Crystal 1b...... 3 0 1 0 0 1 8 1 0
Pascale, Brittany c...... 3 0 1 0 0 1 7 2 0
Borg, Jaime pr.......... 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fuller, Kimberly 2b...... 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 3 0
Long, Haley cf........... 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Hupp, Alex dp............ 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Kier, Carmen 3b.......... 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0
Hill, Molly p............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals................... 21 1 3 0 2 5 21 12 3
North Dakota State 0 (16-12)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Grete Peterson cf........ 2 0 2 0 1 0 4 0 0
Kelly Cantrell c......... 2 0 0 0 0 1 5 2 0
Taylor Lynn pr.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Melissa Chmielewski 1b... 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1
Jandie Weber dp.......... 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
Lynnae Foshag lf......... 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2
Jackie Currie 3b......... 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0
Jennifer Morse ss........ 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0
Laurel Pipkin 2b......... 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0
Allison Bakke p.......... 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0
Erin Troup rf............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
Totals................... 20 0 2 0 3 7 21 5 3
Score by Innings R H E
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Nebraska............ 000 010 0 - 1 3 1
North Dakota State.. 000 000 0 - 0 2 1
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E - Carwile(4); Pipkin(4). DP - Cornhuskers 2. LOB - Cornhuskers 3; Bison 3.
SH - Rutherford(6); Fuller(1); Cantrell(3). SB - Peterson(6). CS -
Mullin(3); Long(2); Bakke(1).
Nebraska IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP
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Hill, Molly......... 7.0 2 0 0 3 7 20 24 94
North Dakota State IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP
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Allison Bakke....... 7.0 3 1 0 2 5 21 25 100
Win - Hill (6-4). Loss - Bakke (10-7). Save - None.
Pitches/strikes: Hill 94/56; Bakke 100/65.
Umpires - HP: Andy Hahn 1B: Kevin Killingsworth 3B: Matt Titkemeier
Start: 11:03 am Time: 1:37 Attendance:
Game: NU23
extra innings too much for huskers
Lubbock, Texas – Joey Kenworthy scored from third on a wild pitch in the bottom of the 11th inning, as Texas Tech defeated No. 16 Nebraska, 7-6, Thursday night in the Big 12 opener for both teams at Dan Law Field.
Taylor Ashby singled to open the 11th inning off NU reliever Mike Harmelink before Kenworthy, who went 3-for-6, doubled into the left field corner. Ashby was thrown out trying to score, but Kenworthy alertly advanced to third on the play. The heads-up base running proved fateful moments later when Harmelink uncorked a pitch that got past catcher Mark Hightower, allowing the runner to score the winning run for the Red Raiders (16-7, 1-0 Big 12).
While the game was lost in extra innings, Nebraska Head Coach Mike Anderson said the key was when the Huskers could not capitalize earlier when they had opportunities to score. The Huskers stranded 12 runners, including a pair of situations with the bases loaded after taking a 4-3 lead.
"We did not drive in runs when we had the opportunity, and that cost us the game tonight," Nebraska Coach Mike Anderson said. "We had three or four opportunities early that we didn’t take advantage with the guys we wanted at the plate, but we couldn’t get it done. Every time we got something going, they were able to shut us down."
Travis Young (3-0) earned the victory for the Red Raiders, tossing three innings of no-hit relief, as Texas Tech’s bullpen allowed just two hits over the final five innings. Harmelink, the sixth pitcher used by the Huskers on the night, took the loss, as he allowed both hits in the 11th.
Craig Corriston, Andy Gerch and Steve Edlefsen had two hits apiece in the loss, while Jeff Tezak and Mitch Abeita both drove in a pair of runs in the losing effort. Edlefsen also struck established career highs in strikeouts (five) and innings (2.2) in relief, helping the Huskers get to extra innings.
Roger Kieschnick went 3-for-4 with two walks while Matt Smith and Geoff Byrns drove in two runs apiece for the Red Raiders.
The Huskers trailed 6-5 heading into the ninth before rallying off the Tech bullpen, as Jake Opitz tied the game by scoring on wild pitch from Young. Collin Auten walked Opitz and Brown to open the frame before a Gerch sacrifice moved both runners into scoring position. Tech intentionally walked Corriston to load the bases, but Young uncorked a ball that went back to the screen, allowing Opitz to score on the play
The Red Raiders, who stranded 16 runners of their own, had ample chances of their own against Edlefsen, who came on the mound in the eighth. Tech had runners on first and second with no outs in the ninth before Edlefsen struck out the side to get out of the jam. One inning later, Tech had runners on the corners with two outs, but the right-hander wiggled out of trouble by getting James Leverton to fly out to left.
Texas Tech took advantage of a Husker error to jump to a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first on Byrns’ two-out RBI single. Chris Hall opened the inning by reaching on a Ryan Wehrle error and moved to second on a sacrifice bunt from Doug Thennis before Byrnes put the Red Raiders on the board with a single to left.
The lead would be short-lived, as Nebraska quickly regrouped and put four runs in the top of the second off of Tech starter AJ Ramos. Consecutive singles by Brown and Gerch and a sacrifice put both runners in scoring position before Abeita drove in the first runs of his Husker career with a two-run single that caromed off the second base bag. The Huskers kept the rally alive and had two on with two outs when Tezak ripped a two-run double to the wall in right, giving the Huskers a 4-1 cushion.
Tech would rally against Husker starter Tony Watson in the bottom of the third, stringing together four hits, including a two-run double from Smith and an RBI single by Kyle Martin. NU fought back in the fourth, as Gerch opened the frame with a single and eventually scored, as Edlefsen doubled to left three batters later, putting the Huskers up 5-4.
Watson didn’t allow another run until he ran into trouble in the bottom of the six. The left-hander issued a pair of one-out walks before Kenworthy’s single loaded the bases to end Watson’s evening. Matt Foust struck out Hall, but could not escape unscathed, as he threw a wild pitch to allow the tying run to score.
Texas Tech struck again in the bottom of the eighth, as one-out singles by Hall and Thennis off of reliever Erik Bird put the go-ahead run in scoring position. After a passed ball put both runners in scoring position, Zach Herr intentionally walked Kieschnick to load the bases. Edlefsen retired Smith for the second out, but walked Byrns on four pitches to score Hall and give the Red Raiders a 6-5 lead.
The series continues Friday evening with first pitch set for 6:30 p.m. The game will be carried on the Husker Sports Network and for free on the Internet at Huskers.com #16 Nebraska at Texas Tech Mar 15, 2007 at Lubbock, TX (Dan Law Field)Nebraska 6 (9-6,0-1 BIG 12)Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB------------------------------------------------------Belfonte, DJ cf.......... 3 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 0Tezak, Jeff dh........... 3 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 Sullivan, Nick rf....... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Harmelink, Mike p....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Wehrle, Ryan ss.......... 6 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 8Opitz, Jake 2b........... 5 1 0 0 1 2 0 3 1Brown, Andrew 1b......... 5 1 1 0 1 2 6 1 0Gerch, Andy lf........... 4 2 2 0 1 0 3 1 0Corriston, Craig 3b...... 3 0 2 0 1 0 2 1 0Abeita, Mitch c.......... 2 1 1 2 1 1 11 0 0 Mort, Jake ph........... 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Lanning, Jeff c......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 Hightower, Mark c....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0Edlefsen, Steve rf/p..... 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 2 2Watson, Tony p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Foust, Matt p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bird, Erik p............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Herr, Zach p............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Totals................... 37 6 9 5 7 12 31 10 12Texas Tech 7 (16-7,1-0 BIG 12)Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB------------------------------------------------------Hall, Chris 3b........... 5 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 Baker, Ben 3b........... 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0Thennis, Doug cf......... 4 1 1 0 1 3 0 0 4 Seefeld, Jason 1b....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0Kieschnick, Roger rf..... 4 1 3 0 2 0 2 1 0Smith, Matt c............ 5 1 1 2 1 1 12 3 0Byrns, Geoff lf.......... 4 0 1 2 1 3 0 0 0 Evans, Drew lf.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lemen, Blake ph......... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ahern, Tim ph/lf........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Martin, Kyle ss.......... 6 0 2 1 0 2 1 3 5Leverton, James 1b/cf.... 3 1 1 0 2 0 10 1 2Ashby, Taylor dh......... 4 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 5Kenworthy, Joey 2b....... 6 1 3 0 0 1 5 6 0Ramos, AJ p.............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Gonzalez, Paul p........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Auten, Collin p......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Young, Travis p......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0Totals................... 43 7 14 5 9 15 33 19 16Score by Innings R H E----------------------------------------------Nebraska............ 040 100 001 00 - 6 9 2Texas Tech.......... 103 001 010 01 - 7 14 1----------------------------------------------Note: 1 out, 0 runners LOB when the game ended.E - Wehrle, R.(3); Corriston, C(3); Ramos(1). DP - Huskers 1. LOB - Huskers12; Red Raiders 16. 2B - Tezak, J.(5); Edlefsen, S.(1); M., Smith(4);Leverton(3); Kenworthy 2(3). HBP - Belfonte, D. 2; Tezak, J.; Edlefsen, S.;Leverton. SH - Gerch, A.(2); Corriston, C(4); Abeita, M.(2); Thennis(4). SB- Belfonte, D.(6).Nebraska IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP--------------------------------------------------Watson, Tony........ 5.1 7 5 4 4 5 22 27 102Foust, Matt......... 1.1 1 0 0 2 4 5 7 36Bird, Erik.......... 0.2 2 1 1 0 1 4 4 15Herr, Zach.......... 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 4Edlefsen, Steve..... 2.2 2 0 0 2 5 10 13 44Harmelink, Mike..... 0.1 2 1 1 0 0 2 2 7Texas Tech IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP--------------------------------------------------Ramos, AJ........... 6.0 7 5 5 2 6 22 30 106Gonzalez, Paul...... 1.1 2 0 0 2 3 5 7 32Auten, Collin....... 0.2 0 1 1 2 1 2 4 20Young, Travis....... 3.0 0 0 0 1 2 8 10 41Win - Young (2-0). Loss - Harmelink, M (0-1). Save - None.WP - Harmelink, M(2); Foust, M.(4); Young(1). HBP - by Ramos (Belfonte, D.); byRamos (Edlefsen, S.); by Ramos (Belfonte, D.); by Ramos (Tezak, J.); byEdlefsen, S. (Leverton). PB - Abeita, M.(4). Inherited runners/scored: Foust, M.3/1; Bird, E. 3/0; Herr, Z. 2/0; Edlefsen, S. 3/1; Auten 2/0; Young 2/1.Pitches/strikes: Watson, T. 102/63; Foust, M. 36/20; Bird, E. 15/10; Herr, Z.4/1; Edlefsen, S. 44/25; Harmelink, M 7/4; Ramos 106/64; Gonzalez 32/17; Auten20/10; Young 41/21.Umpires - HP: Randy Bruns 1B: Tom Svelva 3B: Tim NormanStart: 6:36p.m. Time: 4:04 Attendance: 1994Herr, Z. faced 1 batter in the 8th.Auten faced 2 batters in the 9th.
Taylor Ashby singled to open the 11th inning off NU reliever Mike Harmelink before Kenworthy, who went 3-for-6, doubled into the left field corner. Ashby was thrown out trying to score, but Kenworthy alertly advanced to third on the play. The heads-up base running proved fateful moments later when Harmelink uncorked a pitch that got past catcher Mark Hightower, allowing the runner to score the winning run for the Red Raiders (16-7, 1-0 Big 12).
While the game was lost in extra innings, Nebraska Head Coach Mike Anderson said the key was when the Huskers could not capitalize earlier when they had opportunities to score. The Huskers stranded 12 runners, including a pair of situations with the bases loaded after taking a 4-3 lead.
"We did not drive in runs when we had the opportunity, and that cost us the game tonight," Nebraska Coach Mike Anderson said. "We had three or four opportunities early that we didn’t take advantage with the guys we wanted at the plate, but we couldn’t get it done. Every time we got something going, they were able to shut us down."
Travis Young (3-0) earned the victory for the Red Raiders, tossing three innings of no-hit relief, as Texas Tech’s bullpen allowed just two hits over the final five innings. Harmelink, the sixth pitcher used by the Huskers on the night, took the loss, as he allowed both hits in the 11th.
Craig Corriston, Andy Gerch and Steve Edlefsen had two hits apiece in the loss, while Jeff Tezak and Mitch Abeita both drove in a pair of runs in the losing effort. Edlefsen also struck established career highs in strikeouts (five) and innings (2.2) in relief, helping the Huskers get to extra innings.
Roger Kieschnick went 3-for-4 with two walks while Matt Smith and Geoff Byrns drove in two runs apiece for the Red Raiders.
The Huskers trailed 6-5 heading into the ninth before rallying off the Tech bullpen, as Jake Opitz tied the game by scoring on wild pitch from Young. Collin Auten walked Opitz and Brown to open the frame before a Gerch sacrifice moved both runners into scoring position. Tech intentionally walked Corriston to load the bases, but Young uncorked a ball that went back to the screen, allowing Opitz to score on the play
The Red Raiders, who stranded 16 runners of their own, had ample chances of their own against Edlefsen, who came on the mound in the eighth. Tech had runners on first and second with no outs in the ninth before Edlefsen struck out the side to get out of the jam. One inning later, Tech had runners on the corners with two outs, but the right-hander wiggled out of trouble by getting James Leverton to fly out to left.
Texas Tech took advantage of a Husker error to jump to a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first on Byrns’ two-out RBI single. Chris Hall opened the inning by reaching on a Ryan Wehrle error and moved to second on a sacrifice bunt from Doug Thennis before Byrnes put the Red Raiders on the board with a single to left.
The lead would be short-lived, as Nebraska quickly regrouped and put four runs in the top of the second off of Tech starter AJ Ramos. Consecutive singles by Brown and Gerch and a sacrifice put both runners in scoring position before Abeita drove in the first runs of his Husker career with a two-run single that caromed off the second base bag. The Huskers kept the rally alive and had two on with two outs when Tezak ripped a two-run double to the wall in right, giving the Huskers a 4-1 cushion.
Tech would rally against Husker starter Tony Watson in the bottom of the third, stringing together four hits, including a two-run double from Smith and an RBI single by Kyle Martin. NU fought back in the fourth, as Gerch opened the frame with a single and eventually scored, as Edlefsen doubled to left three batters later, putting the Huskers up 5-4.
Watson didn’t allow another run until he ran into trouble in the bottom of the six. The left-hander issued a pair of one-out walks before Kenworthy’s single loaded the bases to end Watson’s evening. Matt Foust struck out Hall, but could not escape unscathed, as he threw a wild pitch to allow the tying run to score.
Texas Tech struck again in the bottom of the eighth, as one-out singles by Hall and Thennis off of reliever Erik Bird put the go-ahead run in scoring position. After a passed ball put both runners in scoring position, Zach Herr intentionally walked Kieschnick to load the bases. Edlefsen retired Smith for the second out, but walked Byrns on four pitches to score Hall and give the Red Raiders a 6-5 lead.
The series continues Friday evening with first pitch set for 6:30 p.m. The game will be carried on the Husker Sports Network and for free on the Internet at Huskers.com #16 Nebraska at Texas Tech Mar 15, 2007 at Lubbock, TX (Dan Law Field)Nebraska 6 (9-6,0-1 BIG 12)Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB------------------------------------------------------Belfonte, DJ cf.......... 3 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 0Tezak, Jeff dh........... 3 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 Sullivan, Nick rf....... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Harmelink, Mike p....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Wehrle, Ryan ss.......... 6 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 8Opitz, Jake 2b........... 5 1 0 0 1 2 0 3 1Brown, Andrew 1b......... 5 1 1 0 1 2 6 1 0Gerch, Andy lf........... 4 2 2 0 1 0 3 1 0Corriston, Craig 3b...... 3 0 2 0 1 0 2 1 0Abeita, Mitch c.......... 2 1 1 2 1 1 11 0 0 Mort, Jake ph........... 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Lanning, Jeff c......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 Hightower, Mark c....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0Edlefsen, Steve rf/p..... 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 2 2Watson, Tony p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Foust, Matt p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bird, Erik p............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Herr, Zach p............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Totals................... 37 6 9 5 7 12 31 10 12Texas Tech 7 (16-7,1-0 BIG 12)Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB------------------------------------------------------Hall, Chris 3b........... 5 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 Baker, Ben 3b........... 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0Thennis, Doug cf......... 4 1 1 0 1 3 0 0 4 Seefeld, Jason 1b....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0Kieschnick, Roger rf..... 4 1 3 0 2 0 2 1 0Smith, Matt c............ 5 1 1 2 1 1 12 3 0Byrns, Geoff lf.......... 4 0 1 2 1 3 0 0 0 Evans, Drew lf.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lemen, Blake ph......... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ahern, Tim ph/lf........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Martin, Kyle ss.......... 6 0 2 1 0 2 1 3 5Leverton, James 1b/cf.... 3 1 1 0 2 0 10 1 2Ashby, Taylor dh......... 4 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 5Kenworthy, Joey 2b....... 6 1 3 0 0 1 5 6 0Ramos, AJ p.............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Gonzalez, Paul p........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Auten, Collin p......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Young, Travis p......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0Totals................... 43 7 14 5 9 15 33 19 16Score by Innings R H E----------------------------------------------Nebraska............ 040 100 001 00 - 6 9 2Texas Tech.......... 103 001 010 01 - 7 14 1----------------------------------------------Note: 1 out, 0 runners LOB when the game ended.E - Wehrle, R.(3); Corriston, C(3); Ramos(1). DP - Huskers 1. LOB - Huskers12; Red Raiders 16. 2B - Tezak, J.(5); Edlefsen, S.(1); M., Smith(4);Leverton(3); Kenworthy 2(3). HBP - Belfonte, D. 2; Tezak, J.; Edlefsen, S.;Leverton. SH - Gerch, A.(2); Corriston, C(4); Abeita, M.(2); Thennis(4). SB- Belfonte, D.(6).Nebraska IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP--------------------------------------------------Watson, Tony........ 5.1 7 5 4 4 5 22 27 102Foust, Matt......... 1.1 1 0 0 2 4 5 7 36Bird, Erik.......... 0.2 2 1 1 0 1 4 4 15Herr, Zach.......... 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 4Edlefsen, Steve..... 2.2 2 0 0 2 5 10 13 44Harmelink, Mike..... 0.1 2 1 1 0 0 2 2 7Texas Tech IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP--------------------------------------------------Ramos, AJ........... 6.0 7 5 5 2 6 22 30 106Gonzalez, Paul...... 1.1 2 0 0 2 3 5 7 32Auten, Collin....... 0.2 0 1 1 2 1 2 4 20Young, Travis....... 3.0 0 0 0 1 2 8 10 41Win - Young (2-0). Loss - Harmelink, M (0-1). Save - None.WP - Harmelink, M(2); Foust, M.(4); Young(1). HBP - by Ramos (Belfonte, D.); byRamos (Edlefsen, S.); by Ramos (Belfonte, D.); by Ramos (Tezak, J.); byEdlefsen, S. (Leverton). PB - Abeita, M.(4). Inherited runners/scored: Foust, M.3/1; Bird, E. 3/0; Herr, Z. 2/0; Edlefsen, S. 3/1; Auten 2/0; Young 2/1.Pitches/strikes: Watson, T. 102/63; Foust, M. 36/20; Bird, E. 15/10; Herr, Z.4/1; Edlefsen, S. 44/25; Harmelink, M 7/4; Ramos 106/64; Gonzalez 32/17; Auten20/10; Young 41/21.Umpires - HP: Randy Bruns 1B: Tom Svelva 3B: Tim NormanStart: 6:36p.m. Time: 4:04 Attendance: 1994Herr, Z. faced 1 batter in the 8th.Auten faced 2 batters in the 9th.
husker wrestling
Paul Donahoe, Chris Oliver and Craig Brester advanced to the second round in the championship bracket after the first session Thursday of the 2007 NCAA Championships in Auburn Hills , Mich. Nebraska is currently tied for 21st with six team points. Minnesota leads with 22 team points, just 1.5 points ahead of Missouri and two points ahead of Iowa State .
Brester was dominant in his first career NCAA match, winning by major decision over David Mendoza of Old Dominion, 15-2. Brester built an 11-0 lead in the first two periods and added a third-period escape and takedown to finish the 13-point win. Brester will face Wynn Michalak of Central Michigan tonight in the second round.
At 125 pounds, Donahoe opened his run at the NCAA Championships with a 4-1 victory over Pat Castillo of Northern Illinois . Donahoe took control of the match with three unanswered points in the second period. Donahoe faces Dave Tomasette of Hofstra tonight. At the National Duals on Jan. 13, Donahoe defeated Tomasette, 13-8.
In his first career NCAA Championships match, Chris Oliver defeated Jacob Frerichs of Ohio at 157 pounds, 7-3. Oliver sprinted out to a 5-0 lead early in the first period with a takedown and a three-point nearfall. Oliver built his lead to 7-1 with a reversal early in the second period. Oliver will face Josh Zupancic of Stanford in the second round.
Dominick Moyer lost his first round match at 141 pounds to Rider’s Don Fisch, 7-4. Fisch clinched the match with a pair of takedowns in the third period.
Jordan Burroughs was on the verge of an upset, but fell just short as top-ranked 149-pound wrestler Dustin Schlatter of Minnesota defeated Burroughs, 3-2. Schlatter took the lead with an escape 30 seconds into the third period.
At 165 pounds, Stephen Dwyer lost to Michael Cannon of American, 8-4. Cannon built a 6-1 lead through the first two periods and held on to win.
The wrestling action resumes at the Palace of Auburn Hills with the night session at 5:30 p.m. All six NU national qualifiers will be in action.
NCAA Championships Results
The Palace of Auburn Hills-Auburn Hills , Mich.
Nebraska Results
125-Paul Donahoe (NU) by dec. over Pat Castillo ( N. Illinois ) 4-1
141-Don Fisch (Rider) by dec. over Dominick Moyer (NU), 7-4
149-Dustin Schlatter ( Minnesota ) by dec. over Jordan Burroughs (NU), 3-2
157-Chris Oliver (NU) by dec. over Jacob Frerichs ( Ohio ), 7-3
165-Michael Cannon (American) by dec. over Stephen Dwyer (NU), 8-4
197-Craig Brester (NU) by major dec. over David Mendoza (Old Dominion), 15-2
Brester was dominant in his first career NCAA match, winning by major decision over David Mendoza of Old Dominion, 15-2. Brester built an 11-0 lead in the first two periods and added a third-period escape and takedown to finish the 13-point win. Brester will face Wynn Michalak of Central Michigan tonight in the second round.
At 125 pounds, Donahoe opened his run at the NCAA Championships with a 4-1 victory over Pat Castillo of Northern Illinois . Donahoe took control of the match with three unanswered points in the second period. Donahoe faces Dave Tomasette of Hofstra tonight. At the National Duals on Jan. 13, Donahoe defeated Tomasette, 13-8.
In his first career NCAA Championships match, Chris Oliver defeated Jacob Frerichs of Ohio at 157 pounds, 7-3. Oliver sprinted out to a 5-0 lead early in the first period with a takedown and a three-point nearfall. Oliver built his lead to 7-1 with a reversal early in the second period. Oliver will face Josh Zupancic of Stanford in the second round.
Dominick Moyer lost his first round match at 141 pounds to Rider’s Don Fisch, 7-4. Fisch clinched the match with a pair of takedowns in the third period.
Jordan Burroughs was on the verge of an upset, but fell just short as top-ranked 149-pound wrestler Dustin Schlatter of Minnesota defeated Burroughs, 3-2. Schlatter took the lead with an escape 30 seconds into the third period.
At 165 pounds, Stephen Dwyer lost to Michael Cannon of American, 8-4. Cannon built a 6-1 lead through the first two periods and held on to win.
The wrestling action resumes at the Palace of Auburn Hills with the night session at 5:30 p.m. All six NU national qualifiers will be in action.
NCAA Championships Results
The Palace of Auburn Hills-Auburn Hills , Mich.
Nebraska Results
125-Paul Donahoe (NU) by dec. over Pat Castillo ( N. Illinois ) 4-1
141-Don Fisch (Rider) by dec. over Dominick Moyer (NU), 7-4
149-Dustin Schlatter ( Minnesota ) by dec. over Jordan Burroughs (NU), 3-2
157-Chris Oliver (NU) by dec. over Jacob Frerichs ( Ohio ), 7-3
165-Michael Cannon (American) by dec. over Stephen Dwyer (NU), 8-4
197-Craig Brester (NU) by major dec. over David Mendoza (Old Dominion), 15-2
husker mens tennis
Edinburg, Texas – The Nebraska men’s tennis team defeated Texas-Pan American 6-1 in Wednesday’s match at the Orville Cox Tennis Center .
The Huskers dominated in the doubles competition, sweeping the Bronc Busters at all three spots to win the doubles point. It marked the first time the Huskers have earned the doubles point since Feb. 16 when they swept Creighton 7-0.
Rolling with the momentum into the singles competition, the Huskers nearly swept UTPA, losing only one singles match at the No. 2 spot. All but one of Nebraska ’s victories came in straight sets and its only loss was forced into three sets with a tiebreaker.
The two closest matches of the day were at the No. 1 and 2 spots in which No. 115 Adrian Szatmary defeated UTPA’s Ivan Avila. Szatmary won his first set 6-2, but Avila came back in the second set to win 7-5. With the match on the line, the two played a tiebreaker set which Szatmary defeated Avila 10-3 to win the match.
At No. 2 singles, a close match between senior James Clow and UTPA’s Gary Bianco quickly developed. Clow started the match with a commanding 6-1 win in the first set, but the pressure set in when Bianco bounced back to defeat Clow in the second set, 6-2. A hard-fought third set put Clow in a position to win, but ultimately Bianco overcame Clow defeating him 7-6 (8-6) in the third set to win the match.
The Huskers swept the Bronc Busters from the No. 3 to 6 spots with David Bendheim, Hendrik Stahmer, Renato Melo, and Mark Tate all earning victories for Nebraska in straight sets.
Following Wednesday's victory, the Huskers shift their attention to making final preparations before the start of Big 12 Conference play. The Huskers open conference action on Friday, March 23, at 2 p.m. against No. 5 Baylor at the Nebraska Tennis Center .
Doubles (NU 1, UTPA 0)
Navarro/Tate (NU) def. Bernstein/Lopez-Heredia (UTPA) 8-6
Bendheim/Szatmary (NU) def. Avila/Mohinta (UTPA) 9-7
Clow/Van Impe (NU) def. Bianco/Vij (UTPA) 8-4
Singles (NU 5, UTPA 1)
No. 115 Adrian Szatmary (NU) def. Ivan Avila (UTPA) 6-2, 5-7, 1-0(10-3)
Gary Bianco (UTPA) def. James Clow (NU) 1-6, 6-2, 7-6(8-6)
David Bendheim (NU) def. Shashank Vij (UTPA) 6-2, 6-2
Hendrik Stahmer (NU) def. David Lopez-Heredia (UTPA) 6-0, 6-1
Renato Melo (NU) def. Brett Bernstein (UTPA) 6-2, 6-2
Mark Tate (NU) def. Nirvick Mohinta (UTPA) 6-3, 6-4
Final Score
Nebraska 6, Texas-Pan American 1
The Huskers dominated in the doubles competition, sweeping the Bronc Busters at all three spots to win the doubles point. It marked the first time the Huskers have earned the doubles point since Feb. 16 when they swept Creighton 7-0.
Rolling with the momentum into the singles competition, the Huskers nearly swept UTPA, losing only one singles match at the No. 2 spot. All but one of Nebraska ’s victories came in straight sets and its only loss was forced into three sets with a tiebreaker.
The two closest matches of the day were at the No. 1 and 2 spots in which No. 115 Adrian Szatmary defeated UTPA’s Ivan Avila. Szatmary won his first set 6-2, but Avila came back in the second set to win 7-5. With the match on the line, the two played a tiebreaker set which Szatmary defeated Avila 10-3 to win the match.
At No. 2 singles, a close match between senior James Clow and UTPA’s Gary Bianco quickly developed. Clow started the match with a commanding 6-1 win in the first set, but the pressure set in when Bianco bounced back to defeat Clow in the second set, 6-2. A hard-fought third set put Clow in a position to win, but ultimately Bianco overcame Clow defeating him 7-6 (8-6) in the third set to win the match.
The Huskers swept the Bronc Busters from the No. 3 to 6 spots with David Bendheim, Hendrik Stahmer, Renato Melo, and Mark Tate all earning victories for Nebraska in straight sets.
Following Wednesday's victory, the Huskers shift their attention to making final preparations before the start of Big 12 Conference play. The Huskers open conference action on Friday, March 23, at 2 p.m. against No. 5 Baylor at the Nebraska Tennis Center .
Doubles (NU 1, UTPA 0)
Navarro/Tate (NU) def. Bernstein/Lopez-Heredia (UTPA) 8-6
Bendheim/Szatmary (NU) def. Avila/Mohinta (UTPA) 9-7
Clow/Van Impe (NU) def. Bianco/Vij (UTPA) 8-4
Singles (NU 5, UTPA 1)
No. 115 Adrian Szatmary (NU) def. Ivan Avila (UTPA) 6-2, 5-7, 1-0(10-3)
Gary Bianco (UTPA) def. James Clow (NU) 1-6, 6-2, 7-6(8-6)
David Bendheim (NU) def. Shashank Vij (UTPA) 6-2, 6-2
Hendrik Stahmer (NU) def. David Lopez-Heredia (UTPA) 6-0, 6-1
Renato Melo (NU) def. Brett Bernstein (UTPA) 6-2, 6-2
Mark Tate (NU) def. Nirvick Mohinta (UTPA) 6-3, 6-4
Final Score
Nebraska 6, Texas-Pan American 1
go big red tennis
- The No. 68 Nebraska women's tennis team won its first road match of the season on Wednesday as it defeated the UC Riverside Highlanders, 6-1. The Huskers improved to 7-5 on the season.
NU got off to a quick start, sweeping the doubles matches and taking an early 1-0 lead. Nebraska's tandem of junior Imke Reimers and freshman Diana Kuhl, playing at the No.1 doubles position, ended a five-match winning streak by UCR's No. 1 singles duo of Erynne Oki and Donna McCullough, as the Huskers earned an 8-4 victory.
The Huskers didn't slow down in singles play. Reimers, ranked No. 57 in the nation in singles, blanked UCR's Oki at the No. 1 singles position, 6-0, 6-0. It was the first time all season that Reimers has won a match without conceding a single game to her opponent.
Maria Ring, playing in the No. 4 singles position, picked up her third straight win with a three-set victory over Yasaman Sakhakorn, 6-0, 3-6, 6-4.
Ashley Finnegan continued the Huskers' run as she picked up a 6-1, 6-1 victory in the No. 6 spot over UCR's Alexandra Khoury. The outcome in her singles matches have mirrored the Huskers' overall wins and losses. Every match the Huskers have won, Finnegan has won her singles match, while every match the Huskers have lost, Finnegan has lost her singles match. The trend continued on Wednesday as Finnegan picked up the win at singles and the Huskers notched a victory.
The Huskers play again on Friday, March 23, against Northern Iowa at the Nebraska Tennis Center. The match is set for 9 a.m., as the Husker men's tennis team plays the same day at the Nebraska Tennis Center at 2 p.m.
No. 68 Nebraska 6, UC Riverside 1
DoublesNo. 1 Reimers/Kuhl (NU) def. Oki/McCullough (UCR), 8-4No. 2 Ring/Swarting (NU) def. Espiritu/Plata (UCR), 8-6
No. 3 Cicmanec/Finnegan (NU) def. Cabanilla/Simonsen, 8-3
SinglesNo. 1 (#57) Imke Reimers (NU) def. Erynne Oki (UCR), 6-0, 6-0No. 2 Diana Kuhl (NU) def. H.R. Espititu (UCR), 6-3, 6-4No. 3 Donna McCullough (UCR) def. Wiveca Swarting (NU), 7-5, 6-3No. 4 Maria Ring (NU) def. Yasaman Sakhakorn (UCR), 6-0, 3-6, 6-4 No. 5 Marianne Cicmanec (NU) def. Catrisha Cabanilla (UCR), 6-3, 6-3No. 6 Ashley Finnegan (NU) def. Alexandra Khoury (UCR), 6-1, 6-1
NU got off to a quick start, sweeping the doubles matches and taking an early 1-0 lead. Nebraska's tandem of junior Imke Reimers and freshman Diana Kuhl, playing at the No.1 doubles position, ended a five-match winning streak by UCR's No. 1 singles duo of Erynne Oki and Donna McCullough, as the Huskers earned an 8-4 victory.
The Huskers didn't slow down in singles play. Reimers, ranked No. 57 in the nation in singles, blanked UCR's Oki at the No. 1 singles position, 6-0, 6-0. It was the first time all season that Reimers has won a match without conceding a single game to her opponent.
Maria Ring, playing in the No. 4 singles position, picked up her third straight win with a three-set victory over Yasaman Sakhakorn, 6-0, 3-6, 6-4.
Ashley Finnegan continued the Huskers' run as she picked up a 6-1, 6-1 victory in the No. 6 spot over UCR's Alexandra Khoury. The outcome in her singles matches have mirrored the Huskers' overall wins and losses. Every match the Huskers have won, Finnegan has won her singles match, while every match the Huskers have lost, Finnegan has lost her singles match. The trend continued on Wednesday as Finnegan picked up the win at singles and the Huskers notched a victory.
The Huskers play again on Friday, March 23, against Northern Iowa at the Nebraska Tennis Center. The match is set for 9 a.m., as the Husker men's tennis team plays the same day at the Nebraska Tennis Center at 2 p.m.
No. 68 Nebraska 6, UC Riverside 1
DoublesNo. 1 Reimers/Kuhl (NU) def. Oki/McCullough (UCR), 8-4No. 2 Ring/Swarting (NU) def. Espiritu/Plata (UCR), 8-6
No. 3 Cicmanec/Finnegan (NU) def. Cabanilla/Simonsen, 8-3
SinglesNo. 1 (#57) Imke Reimers (NU) def. Erynne Oki (UCR), 6-0, 6-0No. 2 Diana Kuhl (NU) def. H.R. Espititu (UCR), 6-3, 6-4No. 3 Donna McCullough (UCR) def. Wiveca Swarting (NU), 7-5, 6-3No. 4 Maria Ring (NU) def. Yasaman Sakhakorn (UCR), 6-0, 3-6, 6-4 No. 5 Marianne Cicmanec (NU) def. Catrisha Cabanilla (UCR), 6-3, 6-3No. 6 Ashley Finnegan (NU) def. Alexandra Khoury (UCR), 6-1, 6-1
Huskers Post Third Place Finish at Cleveland Golf Palmetto Intercollegiate
Aiken, S.C. - Senior Drew Reynolds posted a season-low score of 68 in the third and final round to lead the University of Nebraska men's golf team to a third-place finish at the 10th Annual Cleveland Golf Palmetto Intercollegiate at the 6,565-yard, par 71 Palmetto Golf Club in Aiken, S.C.
Founded in 1892, Palmetto is recognized as the fourth oldest golf course in the United States and holds the oldest membership certificate to the USGA still in existence.
The Huskers posted a team total of 872 (297-293-282), the second lowest team total through the 2006-07 season, led by senior Drew Reynolds, who led the team for the first time this spring.
Reynolds' final total of 214 (75-71-68) included a third and final round of 68 that blasted his spring season low by seven strokes and his 2006-07 season low by one stroke. Reynolds finished in a tie for fourth place in the tournament, his best finish of the year.
Next up for the Huskers was senior Brady Schnell, who finished with a 217 (72-75-70), marking a spring season-low in his third and final round of 70. Schnell finished in a tie for 12th individually.
Freshman Jamie Marshall finished third for the Huskers, finishing with a career-low total of 221 (74-75-72) and closing with a final round of 72, which matched his career-low, shot at the Texas-San Antonio Invitational. Marshall finished in a tie for 21st.
Senior Ty Capps finished with a total of 222, (72-76-74) and a tie for 26th, while senior Ryan Lenahan rounded out the Huskers with a 229 (79-78-72) and a tie for 53rd.
Next up for the Huskers is the Ron Moore Invitational in Phoenix, Ariz. on March 19-20.
Note: Full results are attached in PDF format.
TEAM RESULTS 1 USC Aiken.......................299 282 280 861 +212 Virginia Tech.....................286 287 294 867 +273 Nebraska...........................293 297 282 872 +324 College of Charleston........300 290 285 875 +355 St. John’s..........................297 293 291 881 +416 East Carolina.....................294 293 296 883 +437 VCU...................................306 292 286 884 +448 Elon....................................292 294 300 886 +469 Maryland............................295 293 302 890 +5010 Furman............................295 302 300 897 +5711 Penn State.......................297 297 304 898 +5812 Belmont Abbey................305 303 292 900 +6013 Davidson.........................301 301 299 901 +6114 Presbyterian....................293 306 303 902 +6215 Francis Marion.................299 306 299 904 +64
Founded in 1892, Palmetto is recognized as the fourth oldest golf course in the United States and holds the oldest membership certificate to the USGA still in existence.
The Huskers posted a team total of 872 (297-293-282), the second lowest team total through the 2006-07 season, led by senior Drew Reynolds, who led the team for the first time this spring.
Reynolds' final total of 214 (75-71-68) included a third and final round of 68 that blasted his spring season low by seven strokes and his 2006-07 season low by one stroke. Reynolds finished in a tie for fourth place in the tournament, his best finish of the year.
Next up for the Huskers was senior Brady Schnell, who finished with a 217 (72-75-70), marking a spring season-low in his third and final round of 70. Schnell finished in a tie for 12th individually.
Freshman Jamie Marshall finished third for the Huskers, finishing with a career-low total of 221 (74-75-72) and closing with a final round of 72, which matched his career-low, shot at the Texas-San Antonio Invitational. Marshall finished in a tie for 21st.
Senior Ty Capps finished with a total of 222, (72-76-74) and a tie for 26th, while senior Ryan Lenahan rounded out the Huskers with a 229 (79-78-72) and a tie for 53rd.
Next up for the Huskers is the Ron Moore Invitational in Phoenix, Ariz. on March 19-20.
Note: Full results are attached in PDF format.
TEAM RESULTS 1 USC Aiken.......................299 282 280 861 +212 Virginia Tech.....................286 287 294 867 +273 Nebraska...........................293 297 282 872 +324 College of Charleston........300 290 285 875 +355 St. John’s..........................297 293 291 881 +416 East Carolina.....................294 293 296 883 +437 VCU...................................306 292 286 884 +448 Elon....................................292 294 300 886 +469 Maryland............................295 293 302 890 +5010 Furman............................295 302 300 897 +5711 Penn State.......................297 297 304 898 +5812 Belmont Abbey................305 303 292 900 +6013 Davidson.........................301 301 299 901 +6114 Presbyterian....................293 306 303 902 +6215 Francis Marion.................299 306 299 904 +64
Friday, March 16, 2007
No. 2 Huskers Ready for Music City Classic
After a month-long break, the second-ranked Nebraska women’s bowling team will travel to Nashville, Tenn., this weekend for the third annual Music City Classic. The tournament will begin Saturday, March 17 at 11 a.m., with action to continue on Sunday at 8:30 a.m.
Sixteen teams will be competing in the event, including No. 1 Fairleigh Dickinson and No. 2 Vanderbilt. Each team will compete in a Baker-style tournament to determine the winner.
Six bowlers will make up the Husker team this weekend, including seniors Amanda Burgoyne and Adrienne Miller, juniors Lindsay Baker and Emma Butchard, and redshirt freshmen Cassie Leuthold and Sarah Koch.
NU was unable to compete in the Holiday Classic on March 3 due to winter weather, however the Huskers only need 15 days of competition to be eligible for NCAA competition. NU is scheduled to compete in the Brunswick Windy City Classic on March 23-25, which will move them past the minimum competition requirements for postseason eligibility.
Nebraska Moves To No. 2 in NTCA Poll
After an impressive first-place finish at the Morgan State Invitational a month ago, the Huskers jumped to a No. 2 ranking in the latest National Tenpins Coaches Association poll. NU won all of their head-to-head matches during the competition and beat their nearest competitor by 322 pins.
Fairleigh Dickinson maintained the top spot for the fifth consecutive poll, while Vanderbilt dropped to No. 3. New Jersey City moved to fourth and Central Missouri State came in fifth.
Sixteen teams will be competing in the event, including No. 1 Fairleigh Dickinson and No. 2 Vanderbilt. Each team will compete in a Baker-style tournament to determine the winner.
Six bowlers will make up the Husker team this weekend, including seniors Amanda Burgoyne and Adrienne Miller, juniors Lindsay Baker and Emma Butchard, and redshirt freshmen Cassie Leuthold and Sarah Koch.
NU was unable to compete in the Holiday Classic on March 3 due to winter weather, however the Huskers only need 15 days of competition to be eligible for NCAA competition. NU is scheduled to compete in the Brunswick Windy City Classic on March 23-25, which will move them past the minimum competition requirements for postseason eligibility.
Nebraska Moves To No. 2 in NTCA Poll
After an impressive first-place finish at the Morgan State Invitational a month ago, the Huskers jumped to a No. 2 ranking in the latest National Tenpins Coaches Association poll. NU won all of their head-to-head matches during the competition and beat their nearest competitor by 322 pins.
Fairleigh Dickinson maintained the top spot for the fifth consecutive poll, while Vanderbilt dropped to No. 3. New Jersey City moved to fourth and Central Missouri State came in fifth.
Huskers Tied for Sixth at Cleveland Golf Palmetto Intercollegiate
Aiken, S.C. - Senior Drew Reynolds posted a spring season-low in the second round to lead the University of Nebraska men's golf team to a tie for sixth place with the College of Charleston and St. John's through the first day of competition at the 10th Annual Cleveland Golf Palmetto Intercollegiate at the 6,565-yard, par 71 Palmetto Golf Club in Aiken, S.C.
Founded in 1892, Palmetto is recognized as the fourth oldest golf course in the United States and holds the oldest membership certificate to the USGA still in existence.
The Huskers posted a team total of 590 (297-293) through the first two rounds, led by Reynolds, whose total of 146 (75-71) included a second round of 71 that blasted his spring season low by four strokes. Reynolds is in a tie for 14th through the first two rounds.
Next up for the Huskers was senior Brady Schnell, who finished with a 147 (72-75) through two rounds, leaving him in a tie for 20th. Senior Ty Capps sits in third for the Huskers with a 148 (72-76) and a tie for 24th, while freshman Jamie Marshall posted a 149 (74-75) to leave him in a tie for 31st.
Senior Ryan Lenahan rounds out the Huskers with a 157 (79-78) and a tie for 69th.
The Huskers will finish the tournament with the third and final round with fixed tee times beginning at 8 a.m. CST Tuesday morning.
Note: Full results are attached in PDF format.
TEAM RESULTS 1 Virginia Tech...........................286 287 573 +132 USC Aiken.............................299 282 581 +213 Elon.........................................292 294 586 +264 East Carolina...........................294 293 587 +275 Maryland.................................295 293 588 +286 College of Charleston.............300 290 590 +30St. John’s...................................297 293 590 +30Nebraska...................................293 297 590 +309 Penn State..............................297 297 594 +3410 Furman.................................295 302 597 +3711 VCU......................................306 292 598 +3812 Presbyterian.........................293 306 599 +3913 Davidson..............................301 301 602 +4214 Francis Marion.....................299 306 605 +4515 Belmont Abbey....................305 303 608 +48
Founded in 1892, Palmetto is recognized as the fourth oldest golf course in the United States and holds the oldest membership certificate to the USGA still in existence.
The Huskers posted a team total of 590 (297-293) through the first two rounds, led by Reynolds, whose total of 146 (75-71) included a second round of 71 that blasted his spring season low by four strokes. Reynolds is in a tie for 14th through the first two rounds.
Next up for the Huskers was senior Brady Schnell, who finished with a 147 (72-75) through two rounds, leaving him in a tie for 20th. Senior Ty Capps sits in third for the Huskers with a 148 (72-76) and a tie for 24th, while freshman Jamie Marshall posted a 149 (74-75) to leave him in a tie for 31st.
Senior Ryan Lenahan rounds out the Huskers with a 157 (79-78) and a tie for 69th.
The Huskers will finish the tournament with the third and final round with fixed tee times beginning at 8 a.m. CST Tuesday morning.
Note: Full results are attached in PDF format.
TEAM RESULTS 1 Virginia Tech...........................286 287 573 +132 USC Aiken.............................299 282 581 +213 Elon.........................................292 294 586 +264 East Carolina...........................294 293 587 +275 Maryland.................................295 293 588 +286 College of Charleston.............300 290 590 +30St. John’s...................................297 293 590 +30Nebraska...................................293 297 590 +309 Penn State..............................297 297 594 +3410 Furman.................................295 302 597 +3711 VCU......................................306 292 598 +3812 Presbyterian.........................293 306 599 +3913 Davidson..............................301 301 602 +4214 Francis Marion.....................299 306 605 +4515 Belmont Abbey....................305 303 608 +48
Carter, Parsons Sweep Weekly Big 12 Awards
– Junior Emily Parsons and senior Stephanie Carter were honored as Big 12 Gymnasts of the Week, the conference office announced Tuesday. Parsons was recognized for the seventh time this season and the 13th of her career, while Carter earned the first weekly conference honor of her career.
Parsons captured Gymnast-of-the-Week honors for the fourth consecutive week after taking four individual event titles against Iowa State last Sunday. The St. Charles, Mo., native finished first in the all-around with a season-high-tying 39.575, as well as first on vault (9.925), beam (9.90) and floor (9.925). The seven-time All-American has competed in the all-around just four times this year and has claimed four titles in four consecutive meets.
Carter, an All-American on floor, was recognized as Big 12 Event Specialist of the Week after a career performance against ISU, posting career-bests on bars (9.85) and floor (9.90) to earn second-place honors on both events. The Bryn Athyn, Pa., native also posted a 9.875 to finish third on vault.
Nebraska travels to No. 8 LSU this Friday, March 16. Competition is set to begin at 7 p.m. at the Pete Maravich Center.
Parsons captured Gymnast-of-the-Week honors for the fourth consecutive week after taking four individual event titles against Iowa State last Sunday. The St. Charles, Mo., native finished first in the all-around with a season-high-tying 39.575, as well as first on vault (9.925), beam (9.90) and floor (9.925). The seven-time All-American has competed in the all-around just four times this year and has claimed four titles in four consecutive meets.
Carter, an All-American on floor, was recognized as Big 12 Event Specialist of the Week after a career performance against ISU, posting career-bests on bars (9.85) and floor (9.90) to earn second-place honors on both events. The Bryn Athyn, Pa., native also posted a 9.875 to finish third on vault.
Nebraska travels to No. 8 LSU this Friday, March 16. Competition is set to begin at 7 p.m. at the Pete Maravich Center.
Huskers Top Wayne State
– Ryan Wehrle’s fifth-inning RBI double sparked a four-run outburst, while Drew Bowman and two relievers held Wayne State to one run, as the No. 16 Husker baseball team won its home opener, 6-1, Tuesday afternoon
Tuesday’s crowd of 4,564 – the second-largest opening day crowd in school history – saw the Huskers get off to a slow start before righting the ship with four runs in the fifth to take the lead for good.
"I’m extremely happy with the turnout," Nebraska Coach Mike Anderson said of the mid-afternoon crowd that took advantage of sunny skies and temperatures in the upper 70s. "It was an incredible crowd today."
After a double and an error put runners on the corners with no outs, freshman DJ Belfonte got the Huskers on the board bunt single, scoring Mitch Abeita, who opened the inning with a double to right. Two batters later, Wehrle snapped an 0-for-18 slump with a smash down the line in left for an RBI double, giving NU a 2-1 lead that they would not relinquish. After a groundout by Andrew Brown plated a run, Jake Opitz ended the rally with an RBI single to center, scoring Wehrle with NU’s fourth run of the frame.
Opitz’ hit chased Wayne State starter Travis Mortimore, who had allowed just one hit over the first four frames before running into trouble in the fifth. Mortimore fell to 0-2 on the year, allowing four runs – two earned – on five his over 4.2 innings of work.
Belfonte led NU’s offensive attack with his first career three-hit day, while Craig Corriston added two hits in helping Nebraska win its third straight game and 29th consecutive home opener.
The runs was more than enough for the Husker pitching staff, as Bowman went five-plus innings before handing the ball to the Husker bullpen. Bowman, making his first career appearance at Hawks Field, scattered six hits and fanned four to improve to 2-0 on the year, while Mike Harmelink and Erik Bird combined for four scoreless innings of relief.
"Drew Bowman did a great job after he settled down," Anderson said. "One of the things that he gets to doing when he struggles is that he starts racing a bit. Once he settled in, he pitched really well and both Harmelink and Bird pitched very well in relief."
Jordan Delgan put the visitors a 1-0 lead in the top of the fourth, as his two-out RBI single plated Marc Manganaro, but the Wildcats managed just two singles over the final five innings and didn’t have another runner reach third. Harmelink fanned three in three innings of one-hit relief, while Bird capped the afternoon with a perfect ninth.
By then, the Huskers had extended their lead to 6-1 with two more runs in the bottom of the eighth, including an RBI single by Corriston, while scoring their final run on a wild pitch.
The Huskers return to action on Thursday evening, as they open Big 12 Conference action at Texas Tech and the game will be carried across the state on the Husker Sports Network. First pitch is set for 6:30 p.m. and fans in Lincoln and Grand Island can watch the game live on MyTV, which is a digital multicast station of KOLN/KGIN. It can be seen in Lincoln on Time Warner Ch.110, in Grand Island on Charter Ch. 17 and on DirecTV Ch. 25 (click here for complete listings). In addition, it will also be carried nationally on Fox College Sports and fans can click on the following link for more information (http://msn.foxsports.com/fcs) Wayne State at #16 Nebraska
Mar 13, 2007 at Lincoln, NE (Hawks Field)
Wayne State 1 (6-5)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Jones, D. cf............. 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1
Hoffman, A. lf........... 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1
Bidroski, S. 3b.......... 2 0 0 0 2 2 1 3 0
Manganaro, M 1b.......... 4 1 1 0 0 0 12 0 1
DeLaet, I. rf............ 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 1
Koch, A. 2b.............. 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 4 1
Deglan, J. c............. 4 0 1 1 0 0 5 0 0
Marquez, D. dh........... 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Wendte, J. ph/dh........ 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sulzman, B. ss........... 3 0 2 0 0 0 2 4 0
Mortimore, T p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Donohoe, M. p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0
Gettler, N. p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals................... 32 1 7 1 3 8 24 14 7
Nebraska 6 (9-5)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Belfonte, DJ cf.......... 4 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0
Tezak, Jeff dh........... 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Wehrle, Ryan ss.......... 5 1 1 1 0 1 0 5 3
Brown, Andrew rf/1b...... 3 0 0 1 1 1 6 0 1
Opitz, Jake 2b........... 3 0 1 1 1 1 5 3 2
Gerch, Andy lf........... 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 1
Weber, Thad 1b........... 2 0 0 0 0 1 5 1 0
Sullivan, Nick ph/rf.... 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Abeita, Mitch c.......... 2 2 1 0 2 0 8 2 0
Corriston, Craig 3b...... 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 1
Mort, Jake 3b........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bowman, Drew p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Harmelink, Mike p....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Bird, Erik p............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals................... 31 6 8 5 7 4 27 15 9
Score by Innings R H E
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Wayne State......... 000 100 000 - 1 7 1
Nebraska............ 000 040 02X - 6 8 1
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E - Sulzman, B.(8); Opitz, J.(5). DP - Huskers 1. LOB - Wildcats 7; Huskers
9. 2B - Wehrle, R.(1); Abeita, M.; Corriston, C(2). HBP - Tezak, J.. SB -
Tezak, J.(2).
Wayne State IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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Mortimore, T........ 4.2 5 4 2 2 3 20 23
Donohoe, M.......... 3.0 3 2 2 4 1 10 14
Gettler, N.......... 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 1 2
Nebraska IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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Bowman, Drew........ 5.0 6 1 1 2 4 19 21
Harmelink, Mike..... 3.0 1 0 0 1 3 10 11
Bird, Erik.......... 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 3 3
Win - Bowman, D. (2-0). Loss - Mortimore, T (0-2). Save - None.
WP - Donohoe, M. 2(3); Harmelink(1). HBP - by Mortimore, T (Tezak, J.). BK -
Mortimore, T(2). Inherited runners/scored: Donohoe, M. 1/0; Gettler, N. 2/0;
Harmelink 1/0.
Umpires - HP: Bill Goa 1B: Bill McGuire 3B: Randy Bertram
Start: 1:08p.m. Time: 2:44 Attendance: 4564
Game notes:
71 degrees; Winds WSW 21-25
Bowman, D. faced 1 batter in the 6th.
Game: NU14
Tuesday’s crowd of 4,564 – the second-largest opening day crowd in school history – saw the Huskers get off to a slow start before righting the ship with four runs in the fifth to take the lead for good.
"I’m extremely happy with the turnout," Nebraska Coach Mike Anderson said of the mid-afternoon crowd that took advantage of sunny skies and temperatures in the upper 70s. "It was an incredible crowd today."
After a double and an error put runners on the corners with no outs, freshman DJ Belfonte got the Huskers on the board bunt single, scoring Mitch Abeita, who opened the inning with a double to right. Two batters later, Wehrle snapped an 0-for-18 slump with a smash down the line in left for an RBI double, giving NU a 2-1 lead that they would not relinquish. After a groundout by Andrew Brown plated a run, Jake Opitz ended the rally with an RBI single to center, scoring Wehrle with NU’s fourth run of the frame.
Opitz’ hit chased Wayne State starter Travis Mortimore, who had allowed just one hit over the first four frames before running into trouble in the fifth. Mortimore fell to 0-2 on the year, allowing four runs – two earned – on five his over 4.2 innings of work.
Belfonte led NU’s offensive attack with his first career three-hit day, while Craig Corriston added two hits in helping Nebraska win its third straight game and 29th consecutive home opener.
The runs was more than enough for the Husker pitching staff, as Bowman went five-plus innings before handing the ball to the Husker bullpen. Bowman, making his first career appearance at Hawks Field, scattered six hits and fanned four to improve to 2-0 on the year, while Mike Harmelink and Erik Bird combined for four scoreless innings of relief.
"Drew Bowman did a great job after he settled down," Anderson said. "One of the things that he gets to doing when he struggles is that he starts racing a bit. Once he settled in, he pitched really well and both Harmelink and Bird pitched very well in relief."
Jordan Delgan put the visitors a 1-0 lead in the top of the fourth, as his two-out RBI single plated Marc Manganaro, but the Wildcats managed just two singles over the final five innings and didn’t have another runner reach third. Harmelink fanned three in three innings of one-hit relief, while Bird capped the afternoon with a perfect ninth.
By then, the Huskers had extended their lead to 6-1 with two more runs in the bottom of the eighth, including an RBI single by Corriston, while scoring their final run on a wild pitch.
The Huskers return to action on Thursday evening, as they open Big 12 Conference action at Texas Tech and the game will be carried across the state on the Husker Sports Network. First pitch is set for 6:30 p.m. and fans in Lincoln and Grand Island can watch the game live on MyTV, which is a digital multicast station of KOLN/KGIN. It can be seen in Lincoln on Time Warner Ch.110, in Grand Island on Charter Ch. 17 and on DirecTV Ch. 25 (click here for complete listings). In addition, it will also be carried nationally on Fox College Sports and fans can click on the following link for more information (http://msn.foxsports.com/fcs) Wayne State at #16 Nebraska
Mar 13, 2007 at Lincoln, NE (Hawks Field)
Wayne State 1 (6-5)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Jones, D. cf............. 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1
Hoffman, A. lf........... 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1
Bidroski, S. 3b.......... 2 0 0 0 2 2 1 3 0
Manganaro, M 1b.......... 4 1 1 0 0 0 12 0 1
DeLaet, I. rf............ 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 1
Koch, A. 2b.............. 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 4 1
Deglan, J. c............. 4 0 1 1 0 0 5 0 0
Marquez, D. dh........... 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Wendte, J. ph/dh........ 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sulzman, B. ss........... 3 0 2 0 0 0 2 4 0
Mortimore, T p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Donohoe, M. p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0
Gettler, N. p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals................... 32 1 7 1 3 8 24 14 7
Nebraska 6 (9-5)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Belfonte, DJ cf.......... 4 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0
Tezak, Jeff dh........... 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Wehrle, Ryan ss.......... 5 1 1 1 0 1 0 5 3
Brown, Andrew rf/1b...... 3 0 0 1 1 1 6 0 1
Opitz, Jake 2b........... 3 0 1 1 1 1 5 3 2
Gerch, Andy lf........... 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 1
Weber, Thad 1b........... 2 0 0 0 0 1 5 1 0
Sullivan, Nick ph/rf.... 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Abeita, Mitch c.......... 2 2 1 0 2 0 8 2 0
Corriston, Craig 3b...... 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 1
Mort, Jake 3b........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bowman, Drew p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Harmelink, Mike p....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Bird, Erik p............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals................... 31 6 8 5 7 4 27 15 9
Score by Innings R H E
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Wayne State......... 000 100 000 - 1 7 1
Nebraska............ 000 040 02X - 6 8 1
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E - Sulzman, B.(8); Opitz, J.(5). DP - Huskers 1. LOB - Wildcats 7; Huskers
9. 2B - Wehrle, R.(1); Abeita, M.; Corriston, C(2). HBP - Tezak, J.. SB -
Tezak, J.(2).
Wayne State IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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Mortimore, T........ 4.2 5 4 2 2 3 20 23
Donohoe, M.......... 3.0 3 2 2 4 1 10 14
Gettler, N.......... 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 1 2
Nebraska IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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Bowman, Drew........ 5.0 6 1 1 2 4 19 21
Harmelink, Mike..... 3.0 1 0 0 1 3 10 11
Bird, Erik.......... 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 3 3
Win - Bowman, D. (2-0). Loss - Mortimore, T (0-2). Save - None.
WP - Donohoe, M. 2(3); Harmelink(1). HBP - by Mortimore, T (Tezak, J.). BK -
Mortimore, T(2). Inherited runners/scored: Donohoe, M. 1/0; Gettler, N. 2/0;
Harmelink 1/0.
Umpires - HP: Bill Goa 1B: Bill McGuire 3B: Randy Bertram
Start: 1:08p.m. Time: 2:44 Attendance: 4564
Game notes:
71 degrees; Winds WSW 21-25
Bowman, D. faced 1 batter in the 6th.
Game: NU14
Six Huskers Set to Wrestle at Nationals
National Championships:
No. 18/22 Nebraska (10-7-1) at 2007 Big 12 Championships
The Palace of Auburn Hills• Auburn Hills , Mich •March 15-17
Last Year: 16th Place , 40.5 team points, two All-Americans
Television: ESPNU for Sessions III, IV and V, ESPN for Finals
Six Huskers Set to Wrestle at Nationals
The 22nd-ranked Nebraska wrestling team will send six wrestlers to the 2007 NCAA Championships, held in Auburn Hills , Mich. , on March 15-17. Included in the six-man contingent for NU are a pair of true freshmen, Jordan Burroughs at 149 pounds and Stephen Dwyer at 165. Two other Huskers, Chris Oliver (157) and Craig Brester (197), are also making their first career appearances at the NCAA Championships.
Last year, Nebraska had nine wrestlers at nationals, including six first-time national qualifiers, and finished 16th with 40.5 team points. A pair of seniors, B.J. Padden and Jacob Klein, closed their NU careers as All-Americans. Padden took third at 197 pounds, while Klein finished seventh at 174 pounds.
Last Time Out: Big 12 Championships: Nebraska , 4th-46.0 Points
The Nebraska wrestling team had six wrestlers qualify for the 2007 NCAA Championships and finished fourth with 46 team points at the 2007 Big 12 Championships at the Hearnes Center on March 3.
Iowa State won the team championship with 66.5 team points, topping Oklahoma State with 61.5 points and Missouri with 61 points in a hotly contested three -team battle for the Big 12 crown.
Six Huskers punched their ticket to nationals with a top-three finish. Four Huskers were finalists, including Paul Donahoe (125), Dominick Moyer (141), Chris Oliver (157) and Craig Brester (197), while true freshmen Stephen Dwyer (165) and Jordan Burroughs (149) finished third. Meanwhile, senior 174-pound wrestler Marc Harwood was selected as the first alternate to the wild card spot.
In the 125-pound final, Oklahoma ’s Sam Hazewinkel defeated Donahoe by major decision, 12-3. Hazewinkel led 5-0 after the first period and 8-0 after the second. Still, Donahoe earned his second career trip to the NCAA Championships and will head to his home state of Michigan with a 30-5 record. His 30 wins this season tie Mike Eierman for ninth in NU history for wins by a sophomore and marks the first 30-win season by a Husker since Jason Powell went 35-6 in 2002-03.
At 141 pounds, Moyer’s comeback bid fell just short as he lost in the finals at 141 pounds to Nathan Morgan of Oklahoma State, 6-3. Morgan built a 4-1 lead through two periods, but an escape and a penalty point awarded to Moyer after Morgan was called for a second time for stalling cut Morgan’s lead to 4-3 with 10 seconds remaining in the match. Morgan scored a late takedown to win, 6-3. Moyer will make his third career trip to the NCAA Championships with a 26-6 record.
Oliver fell at 157 pounds by major decision to Trent Paulson of Iowa State , 11-1. Paulson built a 5-1 lead through the first period and a 10-1 lead through the second period. Oliver’s second-place finish clinched his first career trip to the NCAA Championships. Oliver is 19-6 on the year and has won six of his last seven matches.
At 197 pounds, Max Askren of Missouri defeated Brester, 3-2. Askren took a 2-1 lead with a reversal with 1:31 remaining in the match, then added a point for his riding time advantage. Brester heads to nationals for the first time with a record of 17-5 on the season.
Burroughs captured third place at 149 pounds with a 16-6 major decision win over Josh Wagner of Missouri . Burroughs scored two takedowns in each of the first two periods and three more in the third period while giving up no takedowns to build his lead. Burroughs qualifies for the NCAA Championships as a true freshman with a 15-11 record.
Dwyer also punched his ticket to nationals as a true freshman with a 10-8 overtime win over Matt Pell of Missouri in the third-place match at 165 pounds. Dwyer came back from an 8-2 deficit to tie Pell, 8-8, with a takedown with 18 seconds remaining in regulation. In the sudden victory period, Dwyer scored a takedown with 28 seconds to go to earn the victory. Dwyer heads to the NCAA Championships with an 18-11 record.
Marc Harwood finished fourth at 174 pounds after losing to Iowa State ’s Grant Turner, 5-3. Turner broke a 3-3 tie with a takedown of Harwood with 18 seconds remaining in the match. Earlier in the evening, Harwood defeated Oklahoma ’s Josh Weitzel, 4-0. After a scoreless first period, Harwood took a 3-0 lead with a three-point near fall late in the second period and added a point for his 1:59 riding time advantage. Harwood was selected as the first alternate for a wild-card bid to nationals.
Levi Wofford saw his season end after a 9-4 loss at 184 pounds to Jake Jensen of Oklahoma State . Jensen scored four takedowns to secure the win over Wofford, who ended his redshirt freshman season with a record of 13-17.
Cameron Browne also saw his season end after a 12-3 major decision loss to Mark Ellis of Missouri in a consolation match at heavyweight. Browne, who came into the year wrestling at 197 pounds, saw his first season at NU end with a 12-11 record.
Last Year at the NCAA Championships: Nebraska-16th, 46.0 Team Points
B.J. Padden finished third at 197 pounds and Jacob Klein claimed seventh at 174 pounds at the 2006 NCAA Championships as the Nebraska wrestling team wrapped up the 2005-06 season.
The Huskers finished in 16th place with 40.5 team points. Oklahoma State clinched its fourth straight national championship with 122.5 team points.
Padden claimed third place with a 5-1 win over Jerry Rinaldi of Cornell. Padden dominated the match, building a riding time advantage of 4:42 after earning two takedowns and riding Rinaldi for the duration of the second period. Earlier in the day, Padden defeated Chris Weidman of Hofstra by injury default. Padden was leading the match, 6-5, when the match was stopped before the start of the third period.
Highlighted by a four-match winning streak after the quarterfinal loss, Padden finished his senior season with a 28-4 record. Padden completed his career at Nebraska with a pair of Big 12 Championships at 197 pounds, two All-America honors and a career record of 98-42.
Klein took seventh at 174 pounds after a 2-0 win over James Yonushonis of Penn State . Klein rode Yonushonis for the entire second period then earned an escape in the opening seconds of the third period to take an early 1-0 lead. Klein earned his second point on the strength of a 2:00 riding time advantage.
A two-time All-American, Klein finished his career as a Husker with a record of 94-33 including a 24-6 senior season. Klein finished his fourth career appearance at the NCAA Championships with a 4-2 mark.
At 125 pounds, Paul Donahoe’s season ended just shy of the medal round after an 8-3 loss to Oklahoma State ’s Coleman Scott. Donahoe completed his freshman season with a record of 26-9 after a 2-2 debut at the NCAA Championships. Donahoe was one of four first-year Huskers making their first appearance at nationals.
At 184 pounds, Vince Jones was defeated in the consolation bracket by Iowa ’s Paul Bradley, 10-3. Earlier on Friday, Jones picked up Nebraska ’s only win of Session IV with a 9-6 victory over Ron Howard of Cleveland State . Jones ended his first season at Nebraska with a 22-13 record.
Patrick Aleksanyan fell in the consolation bracket after a 14-7 loss to Scott Jorgensen of Boise State . Aleksanyan finished with a 17-16 record after a 1-2 performance in his first trip to nationals.
Robert Sanders also saw his season end after a 5-2 loss to Trevor Chinn of Lehigh in the consolation bracket. Sanders ended his first trip to the NCAA Championship with a 1-2 mark, running his season record to 13-13.
A pair of Huskers were eliminated on Thursday. At 141 pounds, Dominick Moyer ended his second career trip to nationals with a loss by fall to Charles Griffin of Hofstra 1:46 into their consolation match. Earlier in the session, Moyer defeated Steve Adamcsik of Rutgers , 4-2, to pick up his first career win at nationals. Moyer finished his junior season with a record of 19-12 after his second career trip to nationals.
Junior Marc Harwood also saw his season end during the evening session Thursday after a loss by major decision to Missouri ’s Matt Pell at 165 pounds. Harwood ended his junior season with a 14-10 record.
Husker History at the NCAA Championships
Nebraska’s top finish at the NCAA Championships is third in 1993. 126-pound national champion Tony Purler led a six-man contingent of Nebraska All-Americans in 1993, including eventual Olympic gold medalist Rulon Gardner. The five All-Americans also set a school record for most All-America honors by NU in one year. The 1993 team was the third of five teams in a seven-year period that finished in the top 10 at nationals.
All-time, Nebraska has 76 All-Americans, including eight national champions and 17 NCAA finalists. The Huskers have finished in the top 10 15 times in school history. Nine of Nebraska ’s 15 top-10 finishes have come in the last 18 years, including three top-10 finishes under head coach Mark Manning.
Nine NU Wrestlers Named to Big 12 Honor Roll
The Nebraska wrestling team had nine wrestlers named to the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll, awarding those who achieved a 3.0 or higher grade-point average during the 2006 fall semester.
The list was led by former Husker Matt Murray, who earned a 4.0 GPA during the fall semester. Murray, who was an All-American in 2004 and a two-year letterwinner for the Huskers before completing his eligibility in the spring of 2005, also was a two-time first-team Academic All-Big 12 performer, a two-time NWCA All-Academic Team honoree and a two-time CoSIDA Academic All-American.
Also included on the list were four NU wrestlers who have earned the honor multiple times, led by Casey Roberts. An architecture major from Lincoln, Roberts has been named to the last five Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Rolls. Robert Sanders earned his fourth straight appearance on the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll. Sanders, a Blanding, Utah native, is a nutrition, fitness and health promotion major.
Austin Baier and Rob Plambeck were honored for the third time in their respective careers. Baier is a business administration major from Greenfield , Iowa , while Plambeck is a biological sciences major from Lincoln . Brady LaMar rounds out the list of multiple-time honorees as the finance major from Silver Lake , Kan. , earned his second straight honor roll citation.
Three true freshmen, Casey Gubbels, Andy Johnson and Frank Jonas, earned honor roll status in their first semesters at Nebraska .
Nebraska had a total of 270 honorees through 23 sports, including 33 who had a 4.0 GPA.
Donahoe Tied for Fourth for Best First Two Years at NU
Sophomore 125-pound wrestler Paul Donahoe enters the NCAA Championships with a 56-14 record, good for a tie with former NU heavyweight J.R. Plienis for fourth in Husker history with 56 wins in their freshmen and sophomore seasons. With a win, Donahoe moves into elite company that includes All-Americans Brad Vering, Tolly Thompson and Bryan Snyder. Snyder, the only four-time All-American in school history, ranks first with 75 wins, while 1995 heavyweight national champion and three-time All-American Tolly Thompson ranks second with 74 wins. 2004 Olympian and 2000 197-pound national champion Brad Vering ranks third with 60 wins in his first two years.
Huskers Continue Winning Tradition
With its victory over Oklahoma on Feb. 9, the Nebraska wrestling team continued a streak of 29 years in which the Huskers have won at least eight duals. The streak dates back to the 1978-79 season, Bob Fehrs’ first as Nebraska ’s head coach. In the 58 seasons of NU wrestling before the streak started, the Huskers had only four seasons with eight or more dual wins, only 13 winning seasons and a record of 174-344-18 with a winning percentage of .341. In the 29 campaigns since, the Huskers have had only three losing seasons and have earned a record of 389-160-10 with a winning percentage of .705. With a pair of wins in the last weekend of the regular season, Nebraska earned double-figure wins for the fifth straight season and for the 18th time in 19 years.
Experienced but Young Huskers Tackle the 2006-07 Season
Nebraska was in a unique position entering the 2006-07 season. The Huskers returned eight starters and seven NCAA qualifiers from last year’s team, which ranked among the highest total in those two categories in Mark Manning’s seven years as the Huskers’ head coach. However, the two seniors on Nebraska ’s roster matched the fewest that Manning has had at NU.
Both experience and youth have proven valuable for Manning as Nebraska ’s coach. When the Huskers had only two seniors in 2001-02, they rebounded from an 8-9 regular season to take eighth at the NCAA Championships, the program’s 14th top-10 finish. The two times that Nebraska returned eight starters (2004 and 2005), the Huskers won 19 duals and, in 2004, took fifth at nationals.
Next year’s squad will feature six wrestlers with NCAA experience. Along with the five returners from this year’s nationals contingent, Nebraska also expects the return of heavyweight Jon May, who was sidelined earlier this year with an injury. In addition, May will be one of only two seniors on the roster for the Huskers.
Three Accomplished Student-Athletes Join NU Wrestling
Nebraska head wrestling coach Mark Manning announced the signing of three student-athletes during the early signing period that who join the Huskers for the 2007-08 academic year. The three signees, Andy Pokorny of Bennington , Neb. , Tucker Lane of Nucla , Colo. , and Chris Hacker of El Reno , Okla. , represent Nebraska ’s continued success in wrestling both on and off the mat.
Pokorny is a two-time state champion, winning last year’s class C crown at 112 pounds after winning in 2005 at 103. A 2006 Junior Freestyle All-American, Pokorny is the fourth-ranked 112-pound wrestler in the nation by Wrestling USA and is the 52nd ranked high school wrestler overall by Intermat. His accomplishments are not limited to the mat, however, as he is currently second in his class with at 3.935 GPA and a 30 on his ACT.
Lane also comes to Nebraska with glittering athletic and academic credentials. A two-time state champion, Lane is the nation’s second-ranked 215-pound wrestler by Wrestling USA and is the 40th ranked high school wrestler overall, according to Intermat, which has recognized him as a four-star recruit. Lane also was a Junior Freestyle All-American in 2006. Like Pokorny, Lane is also accomplished in the classroom. He earned a 31 on his ACT and entered his senior year at Nucla High School with a 4.25 GPA, tops in his graduating class.
A four-time Cadet All-American and two-time Junior All-American, Hacker also joins the Huskers with an impressive resume at both the state and national levels. Hacker captured the Class 4A championships at 152 pounds last year, and is the No. 6 152-pounder according to Wrestling USA and is the 53rd-best high school wrestler in the nation, according to Intermat. Hacker also received recruiting attention from Oklahoma State , Oklahoma and Missouri , among others.
Huskers Complete Tough Road to Postseason
The Nebraska wrestling program has always dealt with a difficult schedule in the Big 12 Conference. But few years have seen one conference so thoroughly dominate the rankings. In both major polls, two of the top three teams in the nation are from the Big 12. After wrestling Iowa and Hofstra at the National Duals, the Huskers’ schedule included six of the top 10 teams in the nation. The Huskers, one of only three teams in the country to see five of the preseason top six in the nation on their schedule, wrestled eight of the top 10 teams in the nation during a month-long stretch. Eleven of Nebraska ’s last 12 dual opponents are ranked, including a stretch of 10 straight ranked dual opponents which concluded with the Huskers’ 27-15 win over Lehigh on Feb. 16.
Non-Varsity Notes
Eight Nebraska non-varsity wrestlers finished in the top four in their respective weight classes at the Glen Brand Open on Saturday, Jan. 20 in Omaha , Neb. Matt Vacanti won the championship at 125 pounds, while Patrick Aleksanyan finished second at 133 and Andy Johnson took second at 174. Cody Foust (165) and Casey Roberts (184) earned third-place finishes, while Austin Baier (141), Casey Gubbels (149) and Rob Plambeck (157) took fourth in their respective weight classes. The Brand Open is the last scheduled non-varsity competition for NU wrestlers this season.
In the first weekend of the season, Vacanti was the lone Husker to place at the Harold Nichols Open. Vacanti took third with a 5-3 win over Robert Struthers of Wartburg at 125 pounds. Baier advanced to the semifinals at 141 pounds before he was defeated by Joey Slaton of Iowa . Meanwhile, a pair of true freshmen earned gold medals at the Cowboy Open in Laramie , Wyo. Curtis Salazar was 4-0 in a championship run in the amateur division at 149 pounds, while Stephen Dwyer was 4-0 en route to the 165-pound amateur championship.
At the Kaufman-Brand Open on Nov. 18, the Huskers were led by Vacanti, who dominated the field on his way to the championship in the 125-pound amateur bracket. He won his first three matches in the tournament by fall in a total of 7:12. Vacanti defeated Terrance Young of Iowa Central by decision, 3-1, before knocking off Oklahoma State ’s Ben Ashmore, 3-2, in the finals. In addition to Vacanti’s title, a pair of Nebraska wrestlers earned third-place finishes in their respective amateur brackets, including Salazar at 149 pounds and Dwyer at 165 pounds. Jordan Burroughs took fourth at 149 pounds, while Gubbels and Cameron Browne finished in fifth place at 141 and 197, respectively. Alex Ward finished sixth at 165 pounds. On Dec. 2, Vacanti earned a third-place finish at 125 pounds to lead the Huskers’ effort at the UNI Open. Salazar finished fourth at 149 pounds at the UNK Loper Open on Dec. 9 in Kearney , Neb.
Five Nebraska wrestlers earned top-four finishes at the Dana College Open on Jan. 6 in Blair , Neb. The Huskers were led by Browne, who won the 197-pound championship. Baier (133) and Robert Sanders (149) finished third in their respective weight classes, while Derek Moyer (149) and Foust (165) earned fourth-place finishes.
No. 18/22 Nebraska (10-7-1) at 2007 Big 12 Championships
The Palace of Auburn Hills• Auburn Hills , Mich •March 15-17
Last Year: 16th Place , 40.5 team points, two All-Americans
Television: ESPNU for Sessions III, IV and V, ESPN for Finals
Six Huskers Set to Wrestle at Nationals
The 22nd-ranked Nebraska wrestling team will send six wrestlers to the 2007 NCAA Championships, held in Auburn Hills , Mich. , on March 15-17. Included in the six-man contingent for NU are a pair of true freshmen, Jordan Burroughs at 149 pounds and Stephen Dwyer at 165. Two other Huskers, Chris Oliver (157) and Craig Brester (197), are also making their first career appearances at the NCAA Championships.
Last year, Nebraska had nine wrestlers at nationals, including six first-time national qualifiers, and finished 16th with 40.5 team points. A pair of seniors, B.J. Padden and Jacob Klein, closed their NU careers as All-Americans. Padden took third at 197 pounds, while Klein finished seventh at 174 pounds.
Last Time Out: Big 12 Championships: Nebraska , 4th-46.0 Points
The Nebraska wrestling team had six wrestlers qualify for the 2007 NCAA Championships and finished fourth with 46 team points at the 2007 Big 12 Championships at the Hearnes Center on March 3.
Iowa State won the team championship with 66.5 team points, topping Oklahoma State with 61.5 points and Missouri with 61 points in a hotly contested three -team battle for the Big 12 crown.
Six Huskers punched their ticket to nationals with a top-three finish. Four Huskers were finalists, including Paul Donahoe (125), Dominick Moyer (141), Chris Oliver (157) and Craig Brester (197), while true freshmen Stephen Dwyer (165) and Jordan Burroughs (149) finished third. Meanwhile, senior 174-pound wrestler Marc Harwood was selected as the first alternate to the wild card spot.
In the 125-pound final, Oklahoma ’s Sam Hazewinkel defeated Donahoe by major decision, 12-3. Hazewinkel led 5-0 after the first period and 8-0 after the second. Still, Donahoe earned his second career trip to the NCAA Championships and will head to his home state of Michigan with a 30-5 record. His 30 wins this season tie Mike Eierman for ninth in NU history for wins by a sophomore and marks the first 30-win season by a Husker since Jason Powell went 35-6 in 2002-03.
At 141 pounds, Moyer’s comeback bid fell just short as he lost in the finals at 141 pounds to Nathan Morgan of Oklahoma State, 6-3. Morgan built a 4-1 lead through two periods, but an escape and a penalty point awarded to Moyer after Morgan was called for a second time for stalling cut Morgan’s lead to 4-3 with 10 seconds remaining in the match. Morgan scored a late takedown to win, 6-3. Moyer will make his third career trip to the NCAA Championships with a 26-6 record.
Oliver fell at 157 pounds by major decision to Trent Paulson of Iowa State , 11-1. Paulson built a 5-1 lead through the first period and a 10-1 lead through the second period. Oliver’s second-place finish clinched his first career trip to the NCAA Championships. Oliver is 19-6 on the year and has won six of his last seven matches.
At 197 pounds, Max Askren of Missouri defeated Brester, 3-2. Askren took a 2-1 lead with a reversal with 1:31 remaining in the match, then added a point for his riding time advantage. Brester heads to nationals for the first time with a record of 17-5 on the season.
Burroughs captured third place at 149 pounds with a 16-6 major decision win over Josh Wagner of Missouri . Burroughs scored two takedowns in each of the first two periods and three more in the third period while giving up no takedowns to build his lead. Burroughs qualifies for the NCAA Championships as a true freshman with a 15-11 record.
Dwyer also punched his ticket to nationals as a true freshman with a 10-8 overtime win over Matt Pell of Missouri in the third-place match at 165 pounds. Dwyer came back from an 8-2 deficit to tie Pell, 8-8, with a takedown with 18 seconds remaining in regulation. In the sudden victory period, Dwyer scored a takedown with 28 seconds to go to earn the victory. Dwyer heads to the NCAA Championships with an 18-11 record.
Marc Harwood finished fourth at 174 pounds after losing to Iowa State ’s Grant Turner, 5-3. Turner broke a 3-3 tie with a takedown of Harwood with 18 seconds remaining in the match. Earlier in the evening, Harwood defeated Oklahoma ’s Josh Weitzel, 4-0. After a scoreless first period, Harwood took a 3-0 lead with a three-point near fall late in the second period and added a point for his 1:59 riding time advantage. Harwood was selected as the first alternate for a wild-card bid to nationals.
Levi Wofford saw his season end after a 9-4 loss at 184 pounds to Jake Jensen of Oklahoma State . Jensen scored four takedowns to secure the win over Wofford, who ended his redshirt freshman season with a record of 13-17.
Cameron Browne also saw his season end after a 12-3 major decision loss to Mark Ellis of Missouri in a consolation match at heavyweight. Browne, who came into the year wrestling at 197 pounds, saw his first season at NU end with a 12-11 record.
Last Year at the NCAA Championships: Nebraska-16th, 46.0 Team Points
B.J. Padden finished third at 197 pounds and Jacob Klein claimed seventh at 174 pounds at the 2006 NCAA Championships as the Nebraska wrestling team wrapped up the 2005-06 season.
The Huskers finished in 16th place with 40.5 team points. Oklahoma State clinched its fourth straight national championship with 122.5 team points.
Padden claimed third place with a 5-1 win over Jerry Rinaldi of Cornell. Padden dominated the match, building a riding time advantage of 4:42 after earning two takedowns and riding Rinaldi for the duration of the second period. Earlier in the day, Padden defeated Chris Weidman of Hofstra by injury default. Padden was leading the match, 6-5, when the match was stopped before the start of the third period.
Highlighted by a four-match winning streak after the quarterfinal loss, Padden finished his senior season with a 28-4 record. Padden completed his career at Nebraska with a pair of Big 12 Championships at 197 pounds, two All-America honors and a career record of 98-42.
Klein took seventh at 174 pounds after a 2-0 win over James Yonushonis of Penn State . Klein rode Yonushonis for the entire second period then earned an escape in the opening seconds of the third period to take an early 1-0 lead. Klein earned his second point on the strength of a 2:00 riding time advantage.
A two-time All-American, Klein finished his career as a Husker with a record of 94-33 including a 24-6 senior season. Klein finished his fourth career appearance at the NCAA Championships with a 4-2 mark.
At 125 pounds, Paul Donahoe’s season ended just shy of the medal round after an 8-3 loss to Oklahoma State ’s Coleman Scott. Donahoe completed his freshman season with a record of 26-9 after a 2-2 debut at the NCAA Championships. Donahoe was one of four first-year Huskers making their first appearance at nationals.
At 184 pounds, Vince Jones was defeated in the consolation bracket by Iowa ’s Paul Bradley, 10-3. Earlier on Friday, Jones picked up Nebraska ’s only win of Session IV with a 9-6 victory over Ron Howard of Cleveland State . Jones ended his first season at Nebraska with a 22-13 record.
Patrick Aleksanyan fell in the consolation bracket after a 14-7 loss to Scott Jorgensen of Boise State . Aleksanyan finished with a 17-16 record after a 1-2 performance in his first trip to nationals.
Robert Sanders also saw his season end after a 5-2 loss to Trevor Chinn of Lehigh in the consolation bracket. Sanders ended his first trip to the NCAA Championship with a 1-2 mark, running his season record to 13-13.
A pair of Huskers were eliminated on Thursday. At 141 pounds, Dominick Moyer ended his second career trip to nationals with a loss by fall to Charles Griffin of Hofstra 1:46 into their consolation match. Earlier in the session, Moyer defeated Steve Adamcsik of Rutgers , 4-2, to pick up his first career win at nationals. Moyer finished his junior season with a record of 19-12 after his second career trip to nationals.
Junior Marc Harwood also saw his season end during the evening session Thursday after a loss by major decision to Missouri ’s Matt Pell at 165 pounds. Harwood ended his junior season with a 14-10 record.
Husker History at the NCAA Championships
Nebraska’s top finish at the NCAA Championships is third in 1993. 126-pound national champion Tony Purler led a six-man contingent of Nebraska All-Americans in 1993, including eventual Olympic gold medalist Rulon Gardner. The five All-Americans also set a school record for most All-America honors by NU in one year. The 1993 team was the third of five teams in a seven-year period that finished in the top 10 at nationals.
All-time, Nebraska has 76 All-Americans, including eight national champions and 17 NCAA finalists. The Huskers have finished in the top 10 15 times in school history. Nine of Nebraska ’s 15 top-10 finishes have come in the last 18 years, including three top-10 finishes under head coach Mark Manning.
Nine NU Wrestlers Named to Big 12 Honor Roll
The Nebraska wrestling team had nine wrestlers named to the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll, awarding those who achieved a 3.0 or higher grade-point average during the 2006 fall semester.
The list was led by former Husker Matt Murray, who earned a 4.0 GPA during the fall semester. Murray, who was an All-American in 2004 and a two-year letterwinner for the Huskers before completing his eligibility in the spring of 2005, also was a two-time first-team Academic All-Big 12 performer, a two-time NWCA All-Academic Team honoree and a two-time CoSIDA Academic All-American.
Also included on the list were four NU wrestlers who have earned the honor multiple times, led by Casey Roberts. An architecture major from Lincoln, Roberts has been named to the last five Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Rolls. Robert Sanders earned his fourth straight appearance on the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll. Sanders, a Blanding, Utah native, is a nutrition, fitness and health promotion major.
Austin Baier and Rob Plambeck were honored for the third time in their respective careers. Baier is a business administration major from Greenfield , Iowa , while Plambeck is a biological sciences major from Lincoln . Brady LaMar rounds out the list of multiple-time honorees as the finance major from Silver Lake , Kan. , earned his second straight honor roll citation.
Three true freshmen, Casey Gubbels, Andy Johnson and Frank Jonas, earned honor roll status in their first semesters at Nebraska .
Nebraska had a total of 270 honorees through 23 sports, including 33 who had a 4.0 GPA.
Donahoe Tied for Fourth for Best First Two Years at NU
Sophomore 125-pound wrestler Paul Donahoe enters the NCAA Championships with a 56-14 record, good for a tie with former NU heavyweight J.R. Plienis for fourth in Husker history with 56 wins in their freshmen and sophomore seasons. With a win, Donahoe moves into elite company that includes All-Americans Brad Vering, Tolly Thompson and Bryan Snyder. Snyder, the only four-time All-American in school history, ranks first with 75 wins, while 1995 heavyweight national champion and three-time All-American Tolly Thompson ranks second with 74 wins. 2004 Olympian and 2000 197-pound national champion Brad Vering ranks third with 60 wins in his first two years.
Huskers Continue Winning Tradition
With its victory over Oklahoma on Feb. 9, the Nebraska wrestling team continued a streak of 29 years in which the Huskers have won at least eight duals. The streak dates back to the 1978-79 season, Bob Fehrs’ first as Nebraska ’s head coach. In the 58 seasons of NU wrestling before the streak started, the Huskers had only four seasons with eight or more dual wins, only 13 winning seasons and a record of 174-344-18 with a winning percentage of .341. In the 29 campaigns since, the Huskers have had only three losing seasons and have earned a record of 389-160-10 with a winning percentage of .705. With a pair of wins in the last weekend of the regular season, Nebraska earned double-figure wins for the fifth straight season and for the 18th time in 19 years.
Experienced but Young Huskers Tackle the 2006-07 Season
Nebraska was in a unique position entering the 2006-07 season. The Huskers returned eight starters and seven NCAA qualifiers from last year’s team, which ranked among the highest total in those two categories in Mark Manning’s seven years as the Huskers’ head coach. However, the two seniors on Nebraska ’s roster matched the fewest that Manning has had at NU.
Both experience and youth have proven valuable for Manning as Nebraska ’s coach. When the Huskers had only two seniors in 2001-02, they rebounded from an 8-9 regular season to take eighth at the NCAA Championships, the program’s 14th top-10 finish. The two times that Nebraska returned eight starters (2004 and 2005), the Huskers won 19 duals and, in 2004, took fifth at nationals.
Next year’s squad will feature six wrestlers with NCAA experience. Along with the five returners from this year’s nationals contingent, Nebraska also expects the return of heavyweight Jon May, who was sidelined earlier this year with an injury. In addition, May will be one of only two seniors on the roster for the Huskers.
Three Accomplished Student-Athletes Join NU Wrestling
Nebraska head wrestling coach Mark Manning announced the signing of three student-athletes during the early signing period that who join the Huskers for the 2007-08 academic year. The three signees, Andy Pokorny of Bennington , Neb. , Tucker Lane of Nucla , Colo. , and Chris Hacker of El Reno , Okla. , represent Nebraska ’s continued success in wrestling both on and off the mat.
Pokorny is a two-time state champion, winning last year’s class C crown at 112 pounds after winning in 2005 at 103. A 2006 Junior Freestyle All-American, Pokorny is the fourth-ranked 112-pound wrestler in the nation by Wrestling USA and is the 52nd ranked high school wrestler overall by Intermat. His accomplishments are not limited to the mat, however, as he is currently second in his class with at 3.935 GPA and a 30 on his ACT.
Lane also comes to Nebraska with glittering athletic and academic credentials. A two-time state champion, Lane is the nation’s second-ranked 215-pound wrestler by Wrestling USA and is the 40th ranked high school wrestler overall, according to Intermat, which has recognized him as a four-star recruit. Lane also was a Junior Freestyle All-American in 2006. Like Pokorny, Lane is also accomplished in the classroom. He earned a 31 on his ACT and entered his senior year at Nucla High School with a 4.25 GPA, tops in his graduating class.
A four-time Cadet All-American and two-time Junior All-American, Hacker also joins the Huskers with an impressive resume at both the state and national levels. Hacker captured the Class 4A championships at 152 pounds last year, and is the No. 6 152-pounder according to Wrestling USA and is the 53rd-best high school wrestler in the nation, according to Intermat. Hacker also received recruiting attention from Oklahoma State , Oklahoma and Missouri , among others.
Huskers Complete Tough Road to Postseason
The Nebraska wrestling program has always dealt with a difficult schedule in the Big 12 Conference. But few years have seen one conference so thoroughly dominate the rankings. In both major polls, two of the top three teams in the nation are from the Big 12. After wrestling Iowa and Hofstra at the National Duals, the Huskers’ schedule included six of the top 10 teams in the nation. The Huskers, one of only three teams in the country to see five of the preseason top six in the nation on their schedule, wrestled eight of the top 10 teams in the nation during a month-long stretch. Eleven of Nebraska ’s last 12 dual opponents are ranked, including a stretch of 10 straight ranked dual opponents which concluded with the Huskers’ 27-15 win over Lehigh on Feb. 16.
Non-Varsity Notes
Eight Nebraska non-varsity wrestlers finished in the top four in their respective weight classes at the Glen Brand Open on Saturday, Jan. 20 in Omaha , Neb. Matt Vacanti won the championship at 125 pounds, while Patrick Aleksanyan finished second at 133 and Andy Johnson took second at 174. Cody Foust (165) and Casey Roberts (184) earned third-place finishes, while Austin Baier (141), Casey Gubbels (149) and Rob Plambeck (157) took fourth in their respective weight classes. The Brand Open is the last scheduled non-varsity competition for NU wrestlers this season.
In the first weekend of the season, Vacanti was the lone Husker to place at the Harold Nichols Open. Vacanti took third with a 5-3 win over Robert Struthers of Wartburg at 125 pounds. Baier advanced to the semifinals at 141 pounds before he was defeated by Joey Slaton of Iowa . Meanwhile, a pair of true freshmen earned gold medals at the Cowboy Open in Laramie , Wyo. Curtis Salazar was 4-0 in a championship run in the amateur division at 149 pounds, while Stephen Dwyer was 4-0 en route to the 165-pound amateur championship.
At the Kaufman-Brand Open on Nov. 18, the Huskers were led by Vacanti, who dominated the field on his way to the championship in the 125-pound amateur bracket. He won his first three matches in the tournament by fall in a total of 7:12. Vacanti defeated Terrance Young of Iowa Central by decision, 3-1, before knocking off Oklahoma State ’s Ben Ashmore, 3-2, in the finals. In addition to Vacanti’s title, a pair of Nebraska wrestlers earned third-place finishes in their respective amateur brackets, including Salazar at 149 pounds and Dwyer at 165 pounds. Jordan Burroughs took fourth at 149 pounds, while Gubbels and Cameron Browne finished in fifth place at 141 and 197, respectively. Alex Ward finished sixth at 165 pounds. On Dec. 2, Vacanti earned a third-place finish at 125 pounds to lead the Huskers’ effort at the UNI Open. Salazar finished fourth at 149 pounds at the UNK Loper Open on Dec. 9 in Kearney , Neb.
Five Nebraska wrestlers earned top-four finishes at the Dana College Open on Jan. 6 in Blair , Neb. The Huskers were led by Browne, who won the 197-pound championship. Baier (133) and Robert Sanders (149) finished third in their respective weight classes, while Derek Moyer (149) and Foust (165) earned fourth-place finishes.
Huskers to Face Temple in NCAA Tournament
The Nebraska women's basketball team earned the seventh NCAA Tournament bid in school history and its first since 2000 when the 64-team field was announced live on ESPN Monday night. The Huskers (22-9) earned the No. 9 seed and will play No. 8 Temple (24-7) in the first round in Raleigh, N.C., on Sunday, March 18, at 8 p.m. central on ESPN2.
Nebraska finished one of the best regular seasons in school history with a 22-9 overall record that included a 10-6 Big 12 Conference mark. The Huskers earned the No. 4 seed in the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship and a first-round bye in the league tournament for the first time since 1998.
The Huskers will be meeting the Owls for the first time in school history, while playing their first-ever game in Raleigh, N.C. Although Nebraska has never played at the RBC Center, they have faced the hosts from North Carolina State twice in the past three seasons, including a 94-74 win over the Wolfpack at the State Farm Invitational Tournament in Gainesville, Fla., on Dec. 28.
If Nebraska can get past Temple in the first round, NU will face the winner of the other first-round game between No. 1 seed Duke and 16th-seeded Holy Cross. A second-round matchup would be played on Tuesday, March 20, at 8:30 p.m. central time with live television coverage provided by ESPN2. If NU can advance out of the first and second rounds, the Huskers would advance to play in the Greensboro, N.C., Regional, March 24-26. The NCAA Women's Final Four will be held at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio, April 1-3.
Nebraska will be making its first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2000. The Huskers’ last victory in the NCAA Tournament came in 1998, when they defeated New Mexico, 76-59, in Norfolk, Va. NU also defeated San Diego, 81-58, in the 1993 NCAA Tournament in Lincoln.
The Huskers, who captured their fourth straight postseason bid, earned their first NCAA Tournament berth under fifth-year head coach Connie Yori. It is the first time in school history the Huskers have made four straight postseason trips.
Nebraska's NCAA Tournament resume includes a 4-6 record against 2007 NCAA qualifiers with wins over No. 4 seed North Carolina State, No. 5 seed Baylor, No. 6 seed Iowa State and No. 8 seed New Mexico. Among NU's nine losses, six came at the hands of NCAA Tournament teams, including two away from home against Iowa State, one to third-seeded Oklahoma, one at third-seeded Arizona State, one at No. 4 seed Texas A&M and one at 10th-seeded Oklahoma State.
The Big 12 Conference produced six NCAA Tournament teams, including Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas A&M, Iowa State, Baylor and Oklahoma State.
Temple will be making its sixth all-time NCAA Tournament appearance and fifth under Coach Dawn Staley. The 1992 Virginia graduate has led the Owls to four straight NCAA bids out of the Atlantic 10 Conference. Temple is led by 6-0 senior forward Kamesha Hairston, who is averaging 19.3 points and 8.7 rebounds per game.
Hairston leads a solid starting five that includes 6-2 junior center Lady Comfort, who averages 12.6 points and 6.8 rebounds per game, while 5-6 senior guard Fatima Maddox has contributed 11.6 points and 1.8 boards per contest. LaKeisha Eaddy (7.0 ppg, 2.6 rpg) and Shenita Landry (6.0 ppg, 5.8 rpg) round out the starting five.
Nebraska and Temple both faced North Carolina State and Florida this season. The Huskers defeated the Wolfpack by 20 points in Florida on Dec. 28, while the Owls fell to N.C. State, 59-57, on Dec. 2. The Huskers also ran to an 81-73 win over the Gators in Gainesville on Dec. 29, while Temple knocked off Florida in Gainesville, 85-80 in overtime, on Jan. 2.
Six of Temple's seven losses this season came at the hands of 2007 NCAA Tournament teams, including defending national champion Maryland, at Bowling Green, at N.C. State, Rutgers, at George Washington and to Xavier in the A-10 semifinals. The Owls' only loss to a non-tournament qualifier came at Virginia on Nov. 29. Temple managed wins over 2007 NCAA qualifiers Georgia Tech and Xavier during the regular season.
Nebraska finished one of the best regular seasons in school history with a 22-9 overall record that included a 10-6 Big 12 Conference mark. The Huskers earned the No. 4 seed in the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship and a first-round bye in the league tournament for the first time since 1998.
The Huskers will be meeting the Owls for the first time in school history, while playing their first-ever game in Raleigh, N.C. Although Nebraska has never played at the RBC Center, they have faced the hosts from North Carolina State twice in the past three seasons, including a 94-74 win over the Wolfpack at the State Farm Invitational Tournament in Gainesville, Fla., on Dec. 28.
If Nebraska can get past Temple in the first round, NU will face the winner of the other first-round game between No. 1 seed Duke and 16th-seeded Holy Cross. A second-round matchup would be played on Tuesday, March 20, at 8:30 p.m. central time with live television coverage provided by ESPN2. If NU can advance out of the first and second rounds, the Huskers would advance to play in the Greensboro, N.C., Regional, March 24-26. The NCAA Women's Final Four will be held at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio, April 1-3.
Nebraska will be making its first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2000. The Huskers’ last victory in the NCAA Tournament came in 1998, when they defeated New Mexico, 76-59, in Norfolk, Va. NU also defeated San Diego, 81-58, in the 1993 NCAA Tournament in Lincoln.
The Huskers, who captured their fourth straight postseason bid, earned their first NCAA Tournament berth under fifth-year head coach Connie Yori. It is the first time in school history the Huskers have made four straight postseason trips.
Nebraska's NCAA Tournament resume includes a 4-6 record against 2007 NCAA qualifiers with wins over No. 4 seed North Carolina State, No. 5 seed Baylor, No. 6 seed Iowa State and No. 8 seed New Mexico. Among NU's nine losses, six came at the hands of NCAA Tournament teams, including two away from home against Iowa State, one to third-seeded Oklahoma, one at third-seeded Arizona State, one at No. 4 seed Texas A&M and one at 10th-seeded Oklahoma State.
The Big 12 Conference produced six NCAA Tournament teams, including Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas A&M, Iowa State, Baylor and Oklahoma State.
Temple will be making its sixth all-time NCAA Tournament appearance and fifth under Coach Dawn Staley. The 1992 Virginia graduate has led the Owls to four straight NCAA bids out of the Atlantic 10 Conference. Temple is led by 6-0 senior forward Kamesha Hairston, who is averaging 19.3 points and 8.7 rebounds per game.
Hairston leads a solid starting five that includes 6-2 junior center Lady Comfort, who averages 12.6 points and 6.8 rebounds per game, while 5-6 senior guard Fatima Maddox has contributed 11.6 points and 1.8 boards per contest. LaKeisha Eaddy (7.0 ppg, 2.6 rpg) and Shenita Landry (6.0 ppg, 5.8 rpg) round out the starting five.
Nebraska and Temple both faced North Carolina State and Florida this season. The Huskers defeated the Wolfpack by 20 points in Florida on Dec. 28, while the Owls fell to N.C. State, 59-57, on Dec. 2. The Huskers also ran to an 81-73 win over the Gators in Gainesville on Dec. 29, while Temple knocked off Florida in Gainesville, 85-80 in overtime, on Jan. 2.
Six of Temple's seven losses this season came at the hands of 2007 NCAA Tournament teams, including defending national champion Maryland, at Bowling Green, at N.C. State, Rutgers, at George Washington and to Xavier in the A-10 semifinals. The Owls' only loss to a non-tournament qualifier came at Virginia on Nov. 29. Temple managed wins over 2007 NCAA qualifiers Georgia Tech and Xavier during the regular season.
Wednesday, March 14, 2007
Huskers Defeated by No. 40 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi, Texas – The Nebraska men’s tennis team suffered a disappointing 4-2 loss to No. 40 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on Monday evening.
With the doubles competition canceled due to weather, both teams quickly adjusted in preparation for the singles competition.
“We knew going into singles that they were very strong at the No. 1 and 2 spots, but as coaches we believed we were more competitive from the No. 3 to 6 spots,” Nebraska Coach Kerry McDermott said. “With the possibility of a doubles point gone, we went into the competition knowing that we had to win every match from No. 3 to 6 in order to come away with the victory and unfortunately we didn’t get that done.”
As McDermott predicted, the Huskers struggled at the No. 1 and 2 spots. Senior Adrian Szatmary, ranked No. 115 nationally, was easily defeated by TAMU-CC’s Andrey Kumantsov, 6-2, 6-0, at No. 1 singles. Like Szatmary, Kumantsov began the 2007 spring season nationally ranked. Although Kumantsov’s ranking has fluctuated, he has remained in the polls throughout the season and currently sits at No. 28. At No. 2 singles, freshman David Bendheim was defeated by TAMU-CC”s Raul Morant-Rivas, 6-4, 6-2.
Senior James Clow and sophomore Hendrik Stahmer came through for the Huskers at the No. 3 and 4 spots, respectively. Clow surged past TAMU-CC’s Mikhail Pavlov in two straight sets, 6-1, 6-1. Stahmer’s victory over TAMU-CC’s Dmitry Novikov required a bit of a battle after Stahmer dropped the first set, 6-7. In the second set, Stahmer stormed past Novikov, 6-2, forcing the match to a tiebreaker set which Stahmer won, 11-9, to clinch the victory.
In recent competitions the Huskers have proven to be most reliable at their No. 5 and 6 spots as both sophomore Renato Melo and junior Mark Tate went 2-0 in last weekend’s competition. Unfortunately the duo was unable to carry the weekend’s momentum into Monday’s competition as they were both defeated. Melo fell to Zunino, 6-4, 6-2, while Tate was surpassed by Joey Farias, 6-4, 6-3.
“I can’t say that our guys didn’t try tonight, but I am bitterly disappointed in this loss,” McDermott said. “We knew what we had to do, and we didn’t do it.”
The Huskers (5-6) jump right back into action as they travel to Edinburg , Texas, to compete against Texas-Pan American (5-7) on Tuesday, March 13, at 3 p.m. at the Orville Cox Tennis Center .
Doubles (Not played due to weather)
Singles (NU 2, TAMU-CC 4)
No. 28 Andrey Kumantsov (TAMU-CC) def. No. 115 Adrian Szatmary (NU) 6-2, 6-0
Raul Morant-Rivas (TAMU-CC) def. David Bendheim (NU) 6-4, 6-2
James Clow (NU) def. Mikhail Pavlov (TAMU-CC) 6-1, 6-1
Hendrik Stahmer (NU) def. Dmitry Novikov (TAMU-CC) 6-7, 6-2, 1-0(11-9)
Jose Zunino (TAMU-CC) def. Renato Melo (NU) 6-4, 6-2
Joey Farias (TAMU-CC) def. Mark Tate (NU) 6-4, 6-3
Final Score
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 4, Nebraska 2
With the doubles competition canceled due to weather, both teams quickly adjusted in preparation for the singles competition.
“We knew going into singles that they were very strong at the No. 1 and 2 spots, but as coaches we believed we were more competitive from the No. 3 to 6 spots,” Nebraska Coach Kerry McDermott said. “With the possibility of a doubles point gone, we went into the competition knowing that we had to win every match from No. 3 to 6 in order to come away with the victory and unfortunately we didn’t get that done.”
As McDermott predicted, the Huskers struggled at the No. 1 and 2 spots. Senior Adrian Szatmary, ranked No. 115 nationally, was easily defeated by TAMU-CC’s Andrey Kumantsov, 6-2, 6-0, at No. 1 singles. Like Szatmary, Kumantsov began the 2007 spring season nationally ranked. Although Kumantsov’s ranking has fluctuated, he has remained in the polls throughout the season and currently sits at No. 28. At No. 2 singles, freshman David Bendheim was defeated by TAMU-CC”s Raul Morant-Rivas, 6-4, 6-2.
Senior James Clow and sophomore Hendrik Stahmer came through for the Huskers at the No. 3 and 4 spots, respectively. Clow surged past TAMU-CC’s Mikhail Pavlov in two straight sets, 6-1, 6-1. Stahmer’s victory over TAMU-CC’s Dmitry Novikov required a bit of a battle after Stahmer dropped the first set, 6-7. In the second set, Stahmer stormed past Novikov, 6-2, forcing the match to a tiebreaker set which Stahmer won, 11-9, to clinch the victory.
In recent competitions the Huskers have proven to be most reliable at their No. 5 and 6 spots as both sophomore Renato Melo and junior Mark Tate went 2-0 in last weekend’s competition. Unfortunately the duo was unable to carry the weekend’s momentum into Monday’s competition as they were both defeated. Melo fell to Zunino, 6-4, 6-2, while Tate was surpassed by Joey Farias, 6-4, 6-3.
“I can’t say that our guys didn’t try tonight, but I am bitterly disappointed in this loss,” McDermott said. “We knew what we had to do, and we didn’t do it.”
The Huskers (5-6) jump right back into action as they travel to Edinburg , Texas, to compete against Texas-Pan American (5-7) on Tuesday, March 13, at 3 p.m. at the Orville Cox Tennis Center .
Doubles (Not played due to weather)
Singles (NU 2, TAMU-CC 4)
No. 28 Andrey Kumantsov (TAMU-CC) def. No. 115 Adrian Szatmary (NU) 6-2, 6-0
Raul Morant-Rivas (TAMU-CC) def. David Bendheim (NU) 6-4, 6-2
James Clow (NU) def. Mikhail Pavlov (TAMU-CC) 6-1, 6-1
Hendrik Stahmer (NU) def. Dmitry Novikov (TAMU-CC) 6-7, 6-2, 1-0(11-9)
Jose Zunino (TAMU-CC) def. Renato Melo (NU) 6-4, 6-2
Joey Farias (TAMU-CC) def. Mark Tate (NU) 6-4, 6-3
Final Score
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 4, Nebraska 2
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