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Robinson, Pollmiller Take Home Big Ten Honors

Posted on November 18, 2013

Nebraska senior Kelsey Robinson and junior Mary Pollmiller were honored with Big Ten Weekly awards on Monday. Robinson was selected as the league’s Player of the Week for the third week in a row, while Pollmiller earned her second consecutive Setter of the Week accolade.

Robinson led the Huskers to wins over No. 16 Michigan State (3-0) and No. 19 Michigan (3-1) over the weekend. She averaged 5.0 kills, 3.3 digs and 1.1 blocks per set. She also notched double-doubles against both the Spartans (14 kills, 11 digs) and Wolverines (21 kills, 12 digs). Robinson recorded a hitting percentage of .329 and added four aces and an assist on the weekend. The accolade marks her fourth career Big Ten weekly honor and third Player of the Week honor in a row.

Pollmiller also helped the Huskers to a 2-0 record this weekend. She paced the offense with 12.1 assists per set and led Nebraska to a season-high team hitting percentage of .402 against Michigan State. She also totaled 20 digs, three blocks, three kills and an ace on the weekend. The honor marks her fourth career Big Ten weekly award.

The Huskers are on the road this weekend as they travel to Purdue and Indiana on Friday and Saturday.

Nov. 18 P: Kelsey Robinson, Sr., NEB

D: Katie Slay, Sr., PSU

S: Mary Pollmiller, Jr., NEB

F: Maddie Mayers, ILL

Hauge Relieved of Coaching Duties

Posted on November 18, 2013

KEARNEY, Neb. – Tri-City Storm owner Kirk Brooks announced Monday that head coach and general manager Josh Hauge has been relieved of his coaching duties.

Under Hauge’s guidance, which spanned parts of three seasons, the Storm had an overall record of 46-62-10.

“On behalf of the entire organization we want to thank Josh for his time and the commitment he made to being our head coach and wish him the best moving forward,” said Brooks, who has owned the team since 2009. “I believe we’ve done everything in terms of providing our coaching staff and players with the tools necessary to win hockey games, but in the end we still feel the team is underachieving and felt it was time to make a change.”

Brooks expects to name a new head coach at a press conference on Tuesday, November 19 at the Viaero Event Center.

Hauge was originally hired by Brooks as an assistant coach prior to the 2011-12 season, but was promoted to head coach after just 21 games on Dec. 7, 2011. In the final 39 games of the regular season, Hauge led the team to a 20-18-1 record and secured a playoff berth, finishing in sixth in the USHL’s Western Conference.

During the 2012-13 campaign, Hauge’s first full season as head coach and general manager, the Storm finished at the bottom of the conference standings with an overall record of 22-35-7.

So far this season through 15 games, Tri-City has a record of 4-9-2, tied for sixth in the conference. The Storm sit 11 points back of fourth place, the final playoff spot.

Before the Storm, Hauge spent six seasons coaching the Fairbanks Ice Dogs (North American Hockey League), and served as the head coach for the last three of them. In 2011, Hauge won the Robertson Cup as the Champion of the NAHL and compiled an overall regular-season record of 111-49-15.

Hauge’s contract will be honored through the end of the season.

Tri-City will hit the road once again this weekend for three games away from home. The Storm take on the Chicago Steel on Friday night at 7:30 p.m., and then continue on to Ann Arbor, Mich. to take on the USA 17-and-under team on both Saturday night at 7:00 and Sunday afternoon at 3:30 p.m.

Big Ten Football Players of the Week

Posted on November 18, 2013

Following Big Ten football games on Nov. 16, the offensive, defensive and special teams players of the week and freshman of the week in the Big Ten were announced this morning. Below are this week’s honorees:

Offensive Player of the Week

Carlos Hyde, Ohio State

Sr., RB, Naples, Fla./Naples

• Rushed for a career-high 246 yards, the fourth-most in Ohio State history, and scored five total touchdowns in the Buckeyes’ road victory over Illinois, becoming the first Big Ten player since 2010 to score five times in a game

• Averaged 10.3 yards per carry and rushed for four touchdowns, including runs of one, eight, 51 and 55 yards

• Also had an 18-yard touchdown reception and totaled 272 all-purpose yards in the game

• Records the third Offensive Player of the Week award of his career and second this season

• Last Ohio State Offensive Player of the Week: Braxton Miller (Oct. 28, 2013)

Defensive Player of the Week

Ryan Shazier, Ohio State

Jr., LB, Fort Lauderdale, Fla./Plantation

• Recorded a career-high 16 tackles that included 1.5 sacks and 3.5 tackles for loss in the Buckeyes’ road win at Illinois

• Forced a fumble on a third-quarter sack, which led to an Illinois safety to give the Buckeyes a 37-21 advantage

• Leads the conference and ranks among the top 15 in the nation with 1.45 tackles per loss a contest

• Claims his fourth career Defensive Player of the Week honor and second this season

• Last Ohio State Defensive Player of the Week: Ryan Shazier (Sept. 16, 2013)

Special Teams Player of the Week

Brendan Gibbons, Michigan

Sr., K, West Palm Beach, Fla./Cardinal Newman

• Was perfect on his kicking attempts in a road win against Northwestern, including a 44-yarder as time expired to force overtime

• Also converted on attempts from 25, 28 and 29 yards to match his career best of four field goals in a game

• Made two fourth-quarter field goals and added another in the second overtime

• Claims his second career Special Teams Player of the Week honor

• Last Michigan Special Teams Player of the Week: Brendan Gibbons (Oct. 22, 2012)

Freshman of the Week

Corey Clement, Wisconsin

RB, Glassboro, N.J./Glassboro

• Averaged nearly 10 yards per carry, finishing with 108 yards on 11 totes, and scored two touchdowns in Wisconsin’s win over Indiana

• Rushed for more than 100 yards for the third time this season and tied a career high with two scores

• Was one of three Badgers to rush for more than 100 yards in the game as they ran for 554 yards, which ranks eighth in Big Ten single-game history

• Wins his second Freshman of the Week award

• Last Wisconsin Freshman of the Week: Corey Clement (Sept. 9, 2013)

2 Hurt After Man Falls From 3rd Deck at Bills Game

Posted on November 17, 2013November 17, 2013

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Two men have been taken to a Buffalo hospital after one fell from the third deck of Ralph Wilson Stadium and landed on the other during the Bills’ game against the New York Jets.

According to a Rural Metro ambulance service report, the man who was hit by the falling man sustained a head injury. The man who fell sustained a shoulder injury, which was not considered life-threatening.

Rural Metro could not reveal the names of the two men or release any further details.

The accident occurred during the second quarter of Buffalo’s 37-14 win.

In confirming the accident, the Bills said both men were treated immediately and taken to hospital for observation.

The Erie County Sheriffs said a report on the accident wouldn’t be available until Monday.

Huskers Roll Past South Carolina State, 83-57

Posted on November 17, 2013November 17, 2013

Lincoln – Ray Gallegos scored a game-high 18 points off the bench to lead five players in double figures, as Nebraska improved to 3-0 on the season with an 83-57 win over South Carolina State.

Gallegos, who didn’t play in Nebraska’s first two games, showed no rust by hitting 6-of-10 from 3-point range, as the senior guard finished with 18 points in 23 minutes of action. It marked the fifth time in his career that Gallegos hit at least six 3-pointers in a game, as he led the Big Ten in 3-pointers per game last season.

Gallegos was one of two Huskers making their season debut on Sunday, as junior guard Deverell Biggs added 18 points, two assists and three rebounds in 23 minutes. Biggs, who redshirted last season, hit 5-of-10 shots from the floor and got to the line 10 times, as Nebraska went 23-of-32 from the line.

Freshman Tai Webster added 13 points and four rebounds, while Leslee Smith finished with 12 points, a team-high seven rebounds and three steals, and Shavon Shields added 10 points and six rebounds to help Nebraska improve to 3-0 on the season. In all, Nebraska got 51 points from its bench while the 83 points marks the second-highest total in Tim Miles’ two seasons at Nebraska.

Nebraska took charge on the defensive end early, holding South Carolina State without a field goal for a stretch of 7:42, as the Huskers built an early double-figure lead. The Huskers used an early 13-1 run, highlighted by 3-pointers from Walter Pitchford and Biggs to take a 13-3 lead after a Smith putback.

Nebraska would keep the visitors at bay during the first half by going 6-of-12 from long range, including four 3-pointers from Gallegos in his 2013-14 debut. Gallegos’ fourth 3-pointer of the half gave the Huskers their largest lead of the half, at 36-23 with 2:35 left in the half. South Carolina State would chip away in the final minutes, using an 8-3 run to pull within 39-31 at the break on an Adama Adams’ jumper to beat the halftime buzzer.

South Carolina State (1-3) pulled to within 40-35 after an Adams basket with 18:21 left, but baskets by Shields and Terran Petteway highlighted a 7-0 spurt which pushed the lead to 12 points after Petteway banked in a jumper. The Bulldogs were unable to cut the lead to single figures, but continued to hang around and were within 65-51 after a Devin Joint basket with 8:30 left before Nebraska finally put the game out of reach.

A Leslee Smith dunk ignited a 10-0 Husker spurt over the next two and a half minutes, as NU built a 75-51 lead after a Webster basket with 6:01left and cruised to a 26-point win.

Jordan Smith led SCSU with 14 points, while Adams finished with 12 in a losing effort.

The Huskers will now hit the road for the first time this season, as they head to Charleston, S.C. for the Charleston Classic. The Huskers take on UMass Thursday at 11:30 a.m. The game will be available on the Husker Sports Radio Network and shown online on ESPN3.

Huskers Down Wildcats in Dual Opener, 25-16

Posted on November 17, 2013November 17, 2013

Lincoln, Neb. – Nebraska’s newcomers provided narrow wins early and both returning All-Americans added bonus points to lead the No. 13 Huskers to a 25-16 season-opening victory over No. 19 Northwestern at the Devaney Center on Sunday.

Nebraska (1-0, 1-0 Big Ten) never trailed the Wildcats during the dual as Tim Lambert (125) and Colton McCrystal (133) posted overtime wins in the first two matches. Lambert, who is ranked 16th by InterMat, battled Northwestern’s Garrison White to extra time before earning a takedown in second overtime for an 8-6 triumph.

McCrystal, a true freshman, took down Dominick Malone in the closing seconds of the third period at 133 pounds to tie the score, 6-6. McCrystal earned an escape in overtime to notch a 7-6 victory in his first-ever collegiate match.

Newcomer Anthony Abidin (141) trailed the Wildcats’ Pat Greco 0-2 in the early going before dominating the rest of the way for a 7-2 win. Abidin improves to 5-1 on the season following his second-place showing at the Warren Williamson/Daktronics Open on Nov. 3.

The Huskers suffered their first loss of the dual at 149 pounds as No. 4 Jake Sueflohn fell to No. 9 Jason Tsirtsis by a 3-2 decision. The loss marks Sueflohn’s second of the season.

Nebraska responded at 157 pounds as No. 4 James Green defeated Ben Sullivan to give the Huskers a 13-3 lead before the halfway break. Green raced out to an early lead and never looked back in a 19-10 major decision.

At 165 pounds, Northwestern’s Pierce Harger (No. 11 in InterMat) defeated No. 20 Austin Wilson, 8-0, before No. 4 Robert Kokesh won by forfeit at 174 pounds.

Redshirt freshman TJ Dudley (184) earned the first dual start of his career and finished it in style with a pin over Jacob Berkowitz in 3:42. Dudley registered his third pin of the season for the Huskers.

Caleb Kolb (197) and Nyle Bartling (HWT) fell in the final two matches of the dual, but the Huskers held on for a 25-16 victory. Kolb was edged by Alex Polizzi, 4-2, and Bartling was pinned by No. 2 Mike McMullan in 2:58.

The Huskers hit the road next weekend to face South Dakota State on Sunday, Nov. 24, in Brookings, S.D. The dual starts at 2 p.m.

No. 13 Nebraska 25, No. 19 Northwestern 16

Bob Devaney Sports Center
Sunday, Nov. 17, 2013
Attendance: 932

Official Results

125: #16 Tim Lambert (NEB) by dec. over Garrison White (NW), 8-6 (2OT) (NEB 3, NW 0)
133: Colton McCrystal (NEB) by dec. over Dominick Malone (NW), 7-6 (OT) (NEB 6, NW 0)
141: Anthony Abidin (NEB) by dec. over Pat Greco (NW), 7-2 (NEB 9, NW 0)
149: #9 Jason Tsirtsis (NW) by dec. over #4 Jake Sueflohn (NEB), 3-2 (NEB 9, NW 3)
157: #4 James Green (NEB) by major dec. over Ben Sullivan (NW), 19-10 (NEB 13, NW 3)
165: #11 Pierce Harger (NW) by major dec. over #20 Austin Wilson (NEB), 8-0 (NEB 13, NW 7)
174: #4 Robert Kokesh (NEB) by forfeit (NEB 19, NW 7)

Huskers To Host NCAA Second and Third Rounds

Posted on November 17, 2013November 17, 2013

Lincoln – The Nebraska soccer team will host the NCAA Division I Women’s Soccer Championships Second and Third Rounds with a pair of matches on Friday, Nov. 22 followed by a Sweet 16 matchup on Sunday, Nov. 24. All matches will be played at the Nebraska Soccer Field.

Action begins Friday when fellow Big Ten member Illinois (10-8-3) faces No. 12 Portland (17-2-1), co-champions of the West Coast Conference, at 11:00 a.m. CT. The 10th-ranked Huskers (19-3-1) will then battle Boston College (11-9-1) out of the Atlantic Coast Conference at 2:00 p.m.

Sunday’s third round match will take place at 1:00 p.m and feature the winners of Friday’s contests.

Ticket information for the second and third rounds of the 2013 NCAA Women’s Division I Soccer Championships will be available on Huskers.com.

Stampede Outplay Storm In Shutout

Posted on November 16, 2013November 17, 2013

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – The Sioux Falls Stampede (11-5-2) took an early lead, scoring three goals in the first period and controlled the entire game, shutting out the Tri-City Storm (4-9-2) 6-0 at the Sioux Falls Arena on Saturday night.

Storm goaltender Hayden Lavigne came on in relief for Jacob Johansson and made 24 saves while playing 48 minutes.

Of the three first period goals the Stampede scored, two came off the stick of defenseman Chad Duchesne. The blueliner had just one goal on the season to date, but was a big reason Sioux Falls was able to take a commanding 3-0 lead after the opening frame.

Forward Dennis Kravchenko also scored a power play goal in the first, the second goal of the night for Sioux Falls.

After Duchesne’s second goal, the Storm pulled Johansson, who’s night ended after allowing three goals on eight shots in 11:30 of play.

Stampede forward Keith Burchett scored at 1:41 of the second, the only goal of the frame, to make it 4-0.

Goals by Griffen Molino and C.J. Franklin added to the score in the third, sealing the eleventh win of the season for the Stampede.

Tri-City will head to Chicago next week to face the Steel on Friday night in Bensenville, Ill. before heading on to Ann Arbor, Mich. for two battles with the USA 17-and-under squad on Saturday and Sunday.

The Storm will return home on Nov. 29-30 for a weekend series with the Omaha Lancers at the Viaero Event Center.
Notes: The Storm scratched forward Joey DiBenedetto and defensemen Sean Lang and Jalen Schulz. Forward Drew Mayer was also scratched, serving a five-game suspension.…

SCORING SUMMARY

1st Period

Sioux Falls – Chad Duchesne (Zeb Knutson, C.J. Franklin) 4:08

Sioux Falls – Dennis Kravchenko (power play) (C.J. Franklin, Bo Pellah) 5:11

Sioux Falls – Chad Duchesne (unassisted) 11:30

2nd Period

Sioux Falls – Keith Burchett (Dakota Joshua, Tony Calderone) 1:41

3rd Period

Sioux Falls – Griffen Molino (Logan O’Connor) 7:30

Sioux Falls – C.J. Franklin (Zeb Knutson, Dennis Kravchenko) 16:35

PENALTIES

1st Period

Tri-City – Kevin Kerr – (Interference), 2 min, 4:28

Tri-City – Nolan Gluchowski – (Roughing), 2 min, 13:14

Sioux Falls – Joe Schuldt – (Unsportsmanlike Conduct), 2 min, 13:14

Sioux Falls – Joe Schuldt – (Tripping), 2 min, 17:41

2nd Period

Sioux Falls – Bo Pellah – (Cross Checking), 2 min, 2:27
Tri-City – Joel L’Esperance – (Slashing), 2 min, 6:57

Tri-City – Nolan Gluchowski – (Hooking), 2 min, 12:42

3rd Period

Sioux Falls – Joe Schuldt – (Kneeing), 2 min, 12:42
Tri-City – Nolan Gluchowski – (Cross Checking), 2 min, 14:11

Sioux Falls – Bo Pellah – (Cross Checking), 2 min, 14:11

Power Play

Tri-City – 0/3

Sioux Falls – 1/3

Shots

Tri-City: 3, 5, 10 = Total: 24

Sioux Falls: 11, 13, 11 = Total: 35

Saves

Tri-City – Jacob Johansson – 5/8, Hayden Lavigne – 24/27

Sioux Falls – David Jacobson – 18/18

No. 16 NPCC Lady Knights Defeat Colby

Posted on November 16, 2013November 17, 2013

Colby, KS – The No. 16 North Platte Community College Lady Knights basketball team (2-3) took to the road Saturday night and defeated the Colby Community College Lady Trojans (1-6) by the score of 55-43.

The Lady Knights got off to a strong start defensively in the first half as they held Colby to only 10 points on 11 percent shooting from the field and zero percent from the 3-point line. The Lady Knights scored 26 points in the first half including 13 from DaVontaye Merritt as she scored 11 of the Lady Knights first 13 points.

In the second half the Lady Trojans got on track offensively and scored 33 points to the Lady Knights 29. Both teams turned the ball over 27 times and Coly earned a slight edge on the boards with a 57-54 advantage. The Lady Knights were able to win by shooting 31 percent from the field and holding the Lady Trojans to only 23 percent.

North Platte had four girls score in double figures, led by Merritt with 16 points for the game. Freshman April Stull had a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds. Kristian Roth had 12 points and Courtney Widick had 11 in the victory.

“We really needed that win,” said head coach Richard Thurin. “We were in foul trouble, but I thought the girls really played hard. We never gave up and finished out the win.”

The Lady Knights return home next week as they face Northeast Community College on Tuesday Nov. 19 at 5 p.m. and Northwest Kansas Technical College on Friday Nov. 22 at 5:30 p.m.

Husker Attack Silences Wolverines

Posted on November 16, 2013November 17, 2013

Lincoln, Neb. – The No. 9 Nebraska volleyball team (21-4, 14-2) defeated the No. 19 Michigan Wolverines 3-1 (25-20, 20-25, 25-21, 25-19) on Saturday evening at the Bob Devaney Sports Center. For the second time this season, two Huskers posted 20 or more kills to lead NU in the victory.

Kelsey Robinson paved the way with a double-double as she recorded 21 kills, 12 digs and chipped in a career-high six blocks. Kadie Rolfzen notched a double-double with a career-high-tying 20 kills and 10 digs, while hitting at a clip of .444. Mary Pollmiller handed out 52 assists on the night, while Justine Wong-Orantes notched a team-high 13 digs. Meghan Haggerty led NU at the net with a career-high 11 blocks.

Nebraska hit .286 for the match, while Michigan hit .216. NU out-blocked the Wolverines 18-9, marking the third time this season the Huskers have notched 18 total blocks. NU also out-dug UM 60-53.

Michigan took an early 10-5 advantage in the first set, but a kill from Kadie Rolfzen helped the Huskers cut into the Wolverine’s lead at 12-10. Three straight double blocks from the Huskers tied the set at 17-17, while a kill from Kadie Rolfzen gave the Huskers their first lead of the set at 19-18. NU’s block came alive down the stretch as the Huskers went up 21-19, and NU closed out the Wolverines on a 4-0 run to win the first set 25-20.

Kadie Rolfzen posted seven kills in the first set, while Robinson had five. Pollmiller handed out 13 assists and the Huskers hit .281 for the set. Michigan hit .135, while NU out-blocked UM 6-4.

A kill and block from Robinson to end a long rally put the Huskers up 8-5 in the second set. A kill from Pollmiller made it 11-8, Huskers, but the Wolverines posted a 4-0 run to go up 12-11 and force Nebraska to call a timeout. Michigan went up 18-15, and then stretched its lead to 21-17 as the Huskers used another timeout. Michigan held on to win the second set 25-20.

Robinson and Kadie Rolfzen both had three kills in the set. Nebraska hit just .114, while Michigan hit .237. NU out-blocked the Wolverines 5-2.

Cecilia Hall helped the Huskers to a 6-3 lead in the third set, but the Wolverines responded with a 5-0 run to make it 8-6, Michigan. Robinson and Haggerty teamed up for a block to make it 16-13, Huskers, while a kill from Kadie Rolfzen lifted NU to a 23-20 lead. Nebraska won the third set 25-21.

Robinson led the way with seven kills in the third set, while Kadie Rolfzen had four. Nebraska hit .378 in the set as the Wolverines hit .308.

A kill from Haggerty tied the fourth set at 6-6, while a long rally from the Huskers resulted in a kill from Robinson and gave the Huskers a 10-7 lead. Back-to-back kills from Robinson put Nebraska ahead 15-10 in the set, as the Huskers continued to stretch their lead with an ace from Robinson at 20-14, NU. Nebraska went on to win the fourth set 25-19.

Kadie Rolfzen and Robinson both had six kills in the fourth set, as Nebraska hit .361. Michigan hit .179 and both teams recorded three blocks.

The Huskers are on the road next weekend as they travel to Purdue and Indiana on Friday, Nov. 15 and Saturday, Nov. 16.