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Texas Tech AD Appointed to Playoff Selection Committee

Posted on February 9, 2015

Texas Tech athletic director Kirby Hocutt has been appointed to the College Football Playoff selection committee.

Hocutt will replace Oliver Luck, the former West Virginia athletic director who has moved to a position with the NCAA. Luck was the Big 12’s pick for the selection committee last season. Each of the five power conferences in FBS has one current athletic director on the 13-member committee.

Hocutt grew up in Sherman, Texas, and was a linebacker at Kansas State from 1991-94. He has previously been athletic director at Ohio University and Miami. He took over at Texas Tech in 2011.

Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby nominated Hocutt, and he was approved by the other commissioners who make up the playoff management committee.

This Week in Nebraska Athletics

Posted on February 9, 2015

Tuesday, Feb. 10 Men’s Basketball Wisconsin (ESPN) Pinnacle Bank Arena 8 p.m.

Thursday, Feb. 12 Women’s Basketball Iowa (BTN) Pinnacle Bank Arena 8 p.m.

Friday–Sunday, Feb. 13-15 Bowling at Storming ‘Jack Classic Houston, Texas 9:30 a.m.

Friday–Saturday, Feb. 13-14 Track & Field at Tyson Invitational Fayetteville, Ark. 1 p.m./Noon

Friday–Saturday, Feb. 13-14 Track & Field at Iowa State Classic Ames, Iowa 11/9:30 a.m.

Friday, Feb. 13 Softball vs. Georgia Tech (Unconquered Invite) Tallahassee, Fla. 2 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 13 Women’s Tennis Colorado State Lincoln Racquet Club 4 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 13 Softball at Florida State (Unconquered Invite) Tallahassee, Fla. 4:30 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 13 Wrestling Stanford (BTN Plus) Devaney Center 7 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 13 Baseball at UNLV Las Vegas, Nev. 8:05 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 14 Softball vs. Georgia Tech (Unconquered Invite) Tallahassee, Fla. 9 a.m.

Saturday, Feb. 14 Women’s Tennis Colorado State vs. Missouri Lincoln Racquet Club 10 a.m.

Saturday, Feb. 14 Softball vs. Western Kentucky (Unconquered Invite) Tallahassee, Fla. 11:30 a.m.

Saturday, Feb. 14 Men’s Tennis at SMU Dallas, Texas 2 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 14 Baseball at UNLV Las Vegas, Nev. 4:05 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 14 Women’s Gymnastics at Minnesota Minneapolis, Minn. 6 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 14 Men’s Gymnastics at Iowa with Minnesota Iowa City, Iowa 7:30 p.m..

Sunday, Feb. 15 Men’s Golf vs. Iowa Big Ten Match Play Palm Coast, Fla. 7:10 a.m.

Sunday, Feb. 15 Women’s Tennis Missouri Nebraska Tennis Center 11 a.m.

Sunday, Feb. 15 Softball at Florida State Tallahassee, Fla. 11:30 a.m.

Sunday, Feb. 15 Women’s Basketball Wisconsin (BTN Plus) Pinnacle Bank Arena 2 p.m.

Sunday, Feb. 15 Baseball at UNLV Las Vegas, Nev. 3:05 p.m.

Sunday, Feb. 15 Men’s Basketball at Purdue (BTN) West Lafayette, Ind. 4:15 p.m.

Monday, Feb. 16 Men’s Golf at Big Ten Match Play Championships Palm Coast, Fla. TBA

Perreault, Byfuglien lead Jets past Avalanche 5-3

Posted on February 8, 2015

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Mathieu Perreault and Dustin Byfuglien each had a goal and two assists as the Winnipeg Jets ended a six-game slide with a 5-3 win over the Colorado Avalanche on Sunday.

Ben Chiarot, Bryan Little and Jacob Trouba also scored for the Jets.

Tyson Barrie, Matt Duchene and Alex Tanguay scored for the Avalanche, who are winless in their last three outings.

Michael Hutchinson picked up his 15th win of the season with a 25-save performance for Winnipeg, while Semyon Varlamov fell to 14-13-7 for Colorado.

Waterloo Shuts Down Tri-City, Ends Streak

Posted on February 8, 2015

WATERLOO, Ia. – Cale Morris stopped all 34 shots that came his way at Young Arena on Sunday afternoon and the Waterloo Black Hawks (15-21-4) defeated the Tri-City Storm (24-11-5) 3-0 to stop the team’s winning streak at 10 games.

Storm netminder Alec Dillon made 21 stops for his squad in defeat, while Tri-City outshot the Black Hawks 34-24 in the contest.

Waterloo scored a goal in each period, led by forward Henrik Rommel, who had power play goals in both the second and third frames.

Ronnie Hein had the goal for the Black Hawks in the opening period, as Waterloo got their first win of the season over Tri-City in the teams’ final meeting of the 2014-15 season.

The winning streak had matched the longest in team history, which was set back in the 2003-04 season.

Tri-City couldn’t manage anything on the power play, which had six opportunities in the game.

The Storm still have hold of second place in the USHL’s Western Conference with 53 total points. They remain four points behind first-place Sioux City.

Next weekend, Tri-City will host Omaha at the Viaero Event Center on Friday night, before heading to Sioux City to face the Musketeers on Saturday.Friday’s game gets underway at 7:30 p.m., while Saturday’s contest starts at 7:05.

Notes: The Storm scratched forwards Nolan Aibel and Wade Allison, along with defenseman Jason Krych…

SCORING SUMMARY

1st Period
Waterloo – Ronnie Hein (Rem Pitlick) 6:44

2nd Period

Waterloo – Henrik Rommel (power play) (Hayden Shaw, Tom Novak) 9:44

3rd Period
Waterloo – Henrik Rommel (power play) (empty net) (Max Coatta, Ethan Spaxman) 17:48

PENALTIES

1st Period
Waterloo –Max Coatta – (Holding), 2 min, 8:41
Waterloo – Alec McCrea – (Cross Checking), 5 min, 14:12
Waterloo – Alec McCrea – (Cross Checking) (Game Misconduct), 10 min, 14:12
Waterloo – Brock Boeser – (Tripping), 2 min, 19:32

2nd Period

Tri-City – Dan Labosky – (Slashing), 2 min, 9:23
Tri-City – Dan Labosky – (High Sticking), 2 min, 12:25
Tri-City – Jalen Schulz – (High Sticking), 2 min, 16:51

3rd Period
Waterloo – Alex Robert – (Tripping), 2 min, 8:52
Waterloo – Brock Boeser – (Holding), 2 min, 13:33
Waterloo – Ethan Spaxman – (Holding), 2 min, 15:40
Tri-City – Bobby Nardella – (Hooking), 2 min, 16:14

Power Play

Tri-City – 0/6

Waterloo – 2/4

Shots

Tri-City: 9, 17, 8 = Total: 34
Waterloo: 9, 11, 4 = Total: 24

Saves
Tri-City – Alec Dillon – 21/23
Waterloo – Cale Morris – 34/34

No. 5 Maryland Women beats No. 19 Nebraska 59-47

Posted on February 8, 2015

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Lexie Brown scored 14 points to help No. 5 Maryland extend its winning streak to 15 games with a 59-47 victory over No. 19 Nebraska on Sunday.

Brionna Jones had 12 points and 9 rebounds for the Terrapins, who are riding their longest winning streak since going 16-0 to start the 2011 season. Malina Howard also finished with 12 points for Maryland (21-2, 12-0 Big Ten).

Nebraska (17-6, 7-5) was playing without junior guard and leading scorer Rachel Theriot, who missed her second straight game with an ankle injury. Theriot, a first-team All-Big Ten pick last season, is averaging 16.5 points per game.

Huskers Smash Spartans, Win Seventh Straight Dual

Posted on February 8, 2015

East Lansing, Mich. – No. 10 Nebraska (11-1, 8-1 Big Ten) cruised to a 33-6 win over Michigan State in its final Big Ten dual of the season at Jenison Field House on Sundayafternoon.

The Huskers won the first eight bouts, and nine of 10 overall, against the Spartans to earn their seventh consecutive dual win of the 2014-15 campaign. No. 10 Tim Lambert (125) got NU started on the right track with his 7-1 decision over Mitch Rogaliner in the opening match.

Eighth-ranked Anthony Abidin (141), No. 4 James Green (157), Austin Wilson (165) and No. 1 Robert Kokesh (174) added bonus points to give the Huskers a commanding lead. Abidin earned his first fall of the season when he pinned Javier Gasca in 4:27. Green used 10 takedowns in his dominating 23-8 technical fall over Travis Curley. Wilson and Kokesh each won by major decision against Matt Pasqualini and Nick Proctor, respectively.

At 133 pounds, Eric Montoya picked up his fifth straight win with a 9-3 decision over Garth Yenter in the second match of the dual. Justin Arthur added a 6-2 decision over Nick Trimble at 149 pounds, while 18th-ranked TJ Dudley (184) notched his seventh consecutive win since Jan. 9 with a 7-3 triumph over John Rizqallah.

In the final match of the dual, No. 17 Collin Jensen won an 8-1 decision over Chris Nash after 15th-ranked Aaron Studebaker lost by defensive fall to Nick Diarmid at 197 pounds.

The Huskers return home to host Stanford for Senior Night on Friday at the Devaney Center. The dual, which starts at 7 p.m. (CT), will be streamed on BTN Plus.

No. 10 Nebraska 33, Michigan State 6
Sunday, Feb. 8, 2015
Jenison Field House, East Lansing, Mich.

125: #10 Tim Lambert (NEB) by dec. over Mitch Rogaliner (MSU), 7-1 (NEB 3, MSU 0)
133: Eric Montoya (NEB) by dec. over Garth Yenter (MSU), 9-3 (NEB 6, MSU 0)
141: #8 Anthony Abidin (NEB) by pin over Javier Gasca (MSU), 4:27 (NEB 12, MSU 0)
149: Justin Arthur (NEB) by dec. over Nick Trimble (MSU), 6-2 (NEB 15, MSU 0)
157: #4 James Green (NEB) by tech. fall over Travis Curley (MSU), 23-8 (NEB 20, MSU 0)
165: Austin Wilson (NEB) by major dec. over Matt Pasqualini (MSU), 12-2 (NEB 24, MSU 0)
174: #1 Robert Kokesh (NEB) by major dec. over Nick Proctor (MSU), 14-1 (NEB 28, MSU 0)
184: #18 TJ Dudley (NEB) by dec. over John Rizqallah (MSU), 7-3 (NEB 31, MSU 0)
197: Nick Diarmid (MSU) by defensive fall over #15 Aaron Studebaker (NEB), 6:51 (NEB 31, MSU 6)*
HWT: #17 Collin Jensen (NEB) by dec. over Chris Nash (MSU), 8-1 (NEB 33, MSU 6)

*Note: Nebraska was penalized for unsportsmanlike conduct after the 197-pound match, and got one point deducted from its team score

Nebraska Sets Training for Youth Fishing Instructors

Posted on February 8, 2015

GRETNA, Neb. (AP) — The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission has scheduled training and certification for youth fishing instructors.

The event is scheduled to run from 9 a.m. to noon on March 7 at Ak-Sar-Ben Aquarium, 21502 W. Nebraska Highway 31, in Gretna.

The volunteer instructors will have access to Game and Parks’ loaner fishing equipment and educational materials for events. They also will receive program incentives.

To reserve a spot for the training and certification, contact Lindsey Chizinski at 402-471-5591 or lindsey.chizinski@nebraska.gov.

Wilkie Downs Waterloo With OT Goal

Posted on February 8, 2015February 8, 2015

WATERLOO, Ia. – After 62 minutes of scoreless hockey, Chris Wilkie gave the Tri-City Storm (24-10-5) their tenth consecutive victory with an overtime-winning goal at 2:13 of the extra frame. The 1-0 win over the Waterloo Black Hawks (14-21-4) was Tri-City’s first overtime win of the season and their first win at Young Arena since Feb. 18, 2008.

Storm goaltender Jared Rutledge earned his first shutout of the season, making 32 saves in the win. Wilkie’s tally was his 23rd of the year, and came with assists from Mason Appleton and Mattias Goransson.

The current winning streak has tied the team’s all-time record, which was set back on March 5, 2004.

Cale Morris was also exceptional for Waterloo on the night, finishing with 25 saves in the game.

In addition to the lack of goals, each team only gave the other a single power play opportunity, of which neither squad could capitalize on.

Tri-City has hold of second place in the USHL’s Western Conference with 53 total points. They remain four points behind first-place Sioux City.

The Storm will close out three games in three days on Sunday afternoon with a 3:05 p.m. start against Waterloo.

Notes: The Storm scratched forwards Nolan Aibel and Chase Berger, along with defenseman Jason Krych…

SCORING SUMMARY

1st Period
(no scoring)

2nd Period

(no scoring)

3rd Period
(no scoring)

Overtime
Tri-City – Chris Wilkie (Mason Appleton, Mattias Goransson) 2:13

PENALTIES

1st Period
Waterloo – Brock Boeser – (Hooking), 2 min, 11:51
Tri-City – Kevin Kerr – (Holding), 2 min, 11:51

2nd Period

Waterloo – Alex Robert – (Cross Checking), 2 min, 2:01
Tri-City – Mattias Goransson – (Checking From Behind), 2 min, 19:54

3rd Period
(no penalties)

Overtime
(no penalties)

Power Play

Tri-City – 0/1

Waterloo – 0/1

Shots

Tri-City: 7, 11, 7, 1 = Total: 26
Waterloo: 12, 11, 9, 0 = Total: 32

Saves
Tri-City – Jared Rutledge – 32/32
Waterloo – Cale Morris – 25/26

Dubnyk gets Another Shutout as Wild beat Avalanche 1-0

Posted on February 7, 2015February 8, 2015

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Charlie Coyle scored and Devan Dubnyk stopped 18 shots for his fourth shutout in nine starts with Minnesota, leading the Wild to a 1-0 win over the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday night for their fifth straight win.

With just over 5 minutes left in the third period, Dubnyk turned away five Colorado shots on a power play to preserve the lead as Wild fans chanted “Dooooob” for their recently-acquired goalie.

One of those five shots was a wrister by Matt Duchene that sneaked between Dubnyk’s legs, but Wild defenseman Jonas Brodin swiped it out before it crossed the line.

Since being acquired from Arizona rade from Arizona on Jan. 14, Dubnyk is 7-1 with a 1.30 goals-against average to help the Wild climb back into the playoff race.

Minnesota has won five straight in regulation for the first time since March 25, 2013.

NPCC Lady Knights Basketball Defeats Northwest Kansas Tech

Posted on February 7, 2015

The North Platte Community College Lady Knights defeated the Northwest Kansas Technical College Lady Mavericks 72-48 on Saturday afternoon.

The Lady Knights led at halftime 32-23.

Lady Knight head coach Dick Thurin said, “This was our most complete game. We had balanced scoring, played good team defense, and a lot of people contributed.”

The Lady Knights, 12-10 on the season, were led in scoring by Ester Micheva with 17 points. April Stull added 16 points, which moved her into the top 10 in scoring on the Lady Knights all-time scoring list. Sarah Mahr and T’Keyah Stapleton were the other two Lady Knights in double figures with 13 and 10 points respectively. Maddie Seamann and Mahr led the Lady Knights in rebounding with 5 rebounds each.

The Lady Mavericks, now 7-19 on the year, had two players in double figures. Nasha Bile had 16 points and Rayven Smith had 15 points.

The Lady Knights were to play Monday night at home against York College Junior Varsity. The game has been cancelled. They do return to action on February 13 when they travel to Torrington, Wyoming to play Eastern Wyoming College. Tip-off is scheduled for 5:00 p.m. CST.