LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska fans will be able to watch the Cornhuskers play Michigan on ABC Saturday afternoon.
The Big Ten Conference announced which channel would air the game on Sunday.
The game in Ann Arbor, Mich., will kick off at 2:30 p.m. Central on Saturday.
The game between the 6-2 Huskers and the 6-2 Wolverines will help determine which Big Ten teams will play in the conference championship game.
SIOUX CITY, Ia. – The Sioux City Musketeers (9-2-1) scored two goals in each period and defeated the Tri-City Storm (4-6-2) 6-1 at the Tyson Events Center on Saturday night.
Forward Ross Olsson scored his first goal of the season for Tri-City in the loss, while defenseman Jalen Schulz got his first point of the year, picking up an assist on the lone Storm goal of the night.
The Musketeers got ahead with an early goal by Trevor Olson, but took control of the game when Cedric LaCroix deflected a puck into the Storm net with only one-tenth of a second remaining on the clock. Sioux City had themselves a 2-0 lead heading into the first intermission and never looked back from there.
In the beginning of the middle period Tri-City had their chances against Musketeer goaltender Kyle Hayton, but the Storm were unable to convert on their opportunities.
At 9:15 of the second Waltteri Hopponen scored his first goal of the season for Sioux City and then Brandon Hawkins followed that up with his ninth tally of the season at 16:07. The Muskies had opened up the game and taken a 4-0 lead.
Tri-City got some life just over a minute later however, when forward Chris Wilkie made a nice pass and found Olsson open in the offensive zone on a rush. The Billerica, Mass. native made a nice deke to get Hayton out of position and backhanded a shot to the top right corner of the net for his first goal in a Storm uniform. Schulz, who initiated the play, passing to Wilkie, was credited with the second assist.
But the Storm were unable to get any closer and allowed a goal to Jake Montgomery just 19 seconds into the final period. With that, Storm head coach Josh Hauge elected to switch goaltenders, taking out starter Jacob Johansson in favor of Hayden Lavigne.
Lavigne made seven saves during his 19 minutes in net, but allowed one final goal to Olson, his second of the night.
Johansson finished with 13 saves, while Hayton made 30 stops for the Musketeers.
The Storm will return home on Nov. 8 to face the Omaha Lancers at the Viaero Event Center. Puck drop is at 7:30 p.m.
Notes: The Storm scratched forwards Austin Poganski, Joey DiBenedetto, Chase McMurphy and Ryan McMurphy. Forward Drew Mayer was also scratched, serving a suspension.…
SCORING SUMMARY
1st Period
Sioux City – Trevor Olson (Adam Johnson, Tyler Mueller) 4:51
Sioux City – Cedric Lacroix (Dillon Eichstadt, Austin Adduono) 19:59
2nd Period
Sioux City – Waltteri Hopponen (Adam Johnson, Jake Montgomery) 9:15
Sioux City – Brandon Hawkins (Dylan Plitt, Nikolas Olsson) 16:07
Tri-City – Ross Olsson (Chris Wilkie, Jalen Schulz) 17:01
3rd Period
Sioux City – Jake Montgomery (Waltteri Hopponen, Adam Johnson) 0:19
Sioux City – Austin Adduono (Cedric Lacroix, Terrance Amorosa) 16:25
PENALTIES
1st Period
Tri-City – Nolan Gluchowski – (Interference), 2 min, 2:40
Tri-City – Nolan Gluchowski – (Interference), 2 min, 11:55
2nd Period
Sioux City – Kyle Schmidt – (Roughing) (Double Minor) 4 min, 0:17
Tri-City – Nolan Gluchowski – (Roughing) (Double Minor) 4 min, 0:17
Sioux City – Jake Montgomery – (Roughing), 2 min, 12:30
3rd Period
Tri-City – Kevin Kerr – (Diving), 2 min, 9:57
Sioux City – Nikolas Olsson – (Hooking), 2 min, 9:57
Sioux City – Trevor Olson – (Hooking), 2 min, 17:35
Power Play
Tri-City – 0/2
Sioux City – 0/2
Shots
Tri-City: 7, 12, 12 = Total: 31
Sioux City: 8, 9, 9 = Total: 26
Saves
Tri-City – Jacob Johansson – 13/18, Hayden Lavigne – 7/8
Sioux City – Kyle Hayton – 30/31
The No. 25 North Platte Community College men’s basketball team (2-0) defeated Doane University JV 98-62 on Saturday afternoon. The Knights opened up the second half on an 18-0 run while keeping Doane scoreless for the first seven minutes and thirty seconds.
The Knights and Doane JV traded baskets most of the first half with the Knights gaining a lead only to have Doane JV respond to tie the game. The Doane JV took a two point lead with a minute left in the first half at 39-41. The Knights scored to tie the game then Xavier Hall stole the in bounds pass and converted the lay-up to take a 43-41 lead into the locker room.
In the second half the Knights defense stiffened up to extend their lead. The Knights only allowed 21 points in the second half to earn the victory over Doane JV.
The Knights had five players in double figures led by Ethan Montalvo with 12 points. Cameron Williams and Tre’Vaun Hymer each scored 11 points while Tim Simmons and Marco Pascolo each had 10. Pascolo led the Knights with five rebounds while Simmons led with 4 assists and Williams and Xavier Hall led with 3 steals apiece. Doane JV was led by Jake Wirthele with 22 points and Kyle Gaston with 14.
“It was a good win after a tough game last night,” said assistant coach Nathan Wieseler. “We played 15 guys and had 14 guys score. It was a good game to get a lot of guys minutes to see what they can do.”
The Knights remain on the road next weekend as they travel to Garden City, Kan. to compete in the Garden City Classic on November 8 and 9. The Knights will take on Seward County Community College on Friday and the hosts Garden City Community College on Saturday.
The Knights begin a home stand of five games on Tuesday November 12 as they take on the York College JV at 7 p.m. before hosting Midland University JV and Doane College JV on November 15 and 16.
The No. 16 North Platte Community College Lady Knights basketball team (1-1) fell to Fort Carson Saturday afternoon 64-58.
The Lady Knights started the game off strong as they would take a 39-27 lead into the locker room after they held Fort Carson to only 20.5 percent shooting. In the second half the Lady Knights would struggle to score as they only scored 19 points to Fort Carson’s 37. The Lady Knights shot 62.5 percent from the field in the first half compared to 28.6 percent in the second half.
The Lady Knights were led by April Stull who finished with a double-double with 19 points and 10 rebounds. Stephanie Casteel and DaVontaye Merritt each scored nine points for the Lady Knights. Fort Carson was led by both Chuckie Jeffrie and Angela Goodman who each scored 21 points.
“It was a good test for us before we go to Norfolk next week,” said assistant coach Nolan Collins. “We need to work on putting two halves together.”
The Lady Knights return to action next weekend as they travel to Norfolk for the Hawks Classic where they will face Des Moines Area Community College and Iowa Lakes Community College on November 8 and 9. The Lady Knights next home game is November 19 at 5 p.m. as they host Northeast Community College.
The North Platte Community College Lady Knights volleyball team (22-15) ended their season on Saturday afternoon with a loss to the No. 14 Central Community College Lady Raiders (29-10) in three sets (17-25, 20-25, 22-25).
The Lady Knights again started out slow as they would lose the first set to the Lady Raiders 17-25. The Knights would play better in the second but still fell 20-25. In the third set the Lady Knights held an early lead but couldn’t capitalize to extend the match and fell 22-25.
Samantha Kennedy led the Lady Knights with 13 kills. Laura Beckman paced the Lady Knights with 15 assists and four ace serves. Joli Hopping had 13 assists. Shannon Liewer had 16 digs to lead the Lady Knights.
“We knew we had to play hard and make some breaks for ourselves to beat a very good Central team,” said head coach Sally Thalken. “We played better in the third but just couldn’t take the set to make things interesting. We played a tough schedule to prepare us for post-season play. We beat some very good teams throughout the year and lost to some nationally ranked teams. Regardless of the loss, I’m really proud of these girls. They fought to the last point.”
The Lady Knights finish the season with a winning record for the second straight season at 22-15. The year saw head coach Sally Thalken earn her 900th career win and finish the season with 901 wins to remain the winning active coach in Division II. The Lady Knights will lose sophomores Laura Beckman of Julesburg, Colo., Sabrina and Sandrina Hallahan of Brush, Colo., Jacee Kershaw of Culbertson and Shannon Liewer of Imperial.
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Jordan Westerkamp caught Ron Kellogg III’s tipped desperation heave to the end zone with no time left Saturday, giving Nebraska a 27-24 victory over Northwestern on Saturday.
The Cornhuskers looked like they were finished after Northwestern took a three-point lead with 1:20 left. They started their final drive at their 17 with no timeouts.
Ameer Abdullah caught a short pass and stretched to convert a fourth-and-15. Then, with four seconds on the clock, Kellogg dropped back for a final play. The strong-armed Kellogg let fly a ball that was deflected into Westerkamp’s hands in the end zone. Westerkamp held on, bringing the entire Nebraska bench running onto the field in celebration. The play was confirmed on video review.
Jeff Budzien had kicked a 21-yard, tie-breaking field goal with 1:20 left after defensive lineman Tyler Scott’s interception set up Northwestern inside the Nebraska 10.
The Husker Heroes Outreach Event is specially designed for individuals with disabilities and their families to hang out and play games with Husker student-athletes. The event is sponsored by the NU Athletic Department and Organizations Networking for Everyone with Special Needs (including the Autism Family Network, the Arc of Lincoln, the Autism Society of Nebraska, Dreams Unlimited, the Early Development Network, Down Syndrome Association for Families, United Cerebral Palsy of Nebraska, Nebraska Spina Bifida, Lincoln Public Schools, PTI Nebraska and Special Olympics Nebraska). Special needs individuals and their guests, hailing from across the state, will mingle with several Husker student-athletes, including all athletes who are taking the mandatory Life Skills Course for first-year students.
Associate Athletic Director for Life Skills Keith Zimmer, Life Skills Coordinator Stacey Burling and their staff are responsible for the evening’s activities and organization, as well as the Life Skills class for all incoming student-athletes. The semester-long class includes new Huskers from every sport with new students enrolled for fall 2013.
The special guests invited to participate on Sunday include youth and adults from the 11 participating sponsor groups that assist individuals with disabilities. The activities will take place on the Hawks Championship Field and will include a variety of appropriate sport-related activities.
“Husker Heroes is a mutually beneficial event providing a memorable evening for all of our special guests, yet also sets the tone regarding the importance of service and leadership for our student-athletes,” Zimmer said. “Our newest Huskers have heard great things about Husker Heroes from their peers and are eager to serve and make a positive impact.”
KEARNEY, Neb. – The Tri-City Storm (4-5-2) took care of business Friday night at the Viaero Event Center, shutting out the Lincoln Stars (2-4-4) 3-0. Thomas Aldworth, Chase Berger and Tory Dello all scored goals in the Storm’s second win over Lincoln this season.
Storm goaltender Jacob Johansson made 33 saves in the winning effort, recording his second shutout of the 2013-14 season.
Both teams kept each other off the board in the opening period and the game was scoreless heading into the first intermission.
In the second period, the Storm took control of the game. Tri-City dominated possession, keeping the puck in the Lincoln end and giving Bitzer all he could handle in the first half of the frame.
A crafty pass in front of the net by Kyle Eastman to an open Thomas Aldworth put the Storm up 1-0 four minutes into the period. It was the second goal of the season for the Keller, Tex. native. With the assist, Eastman picked up his first point of the year.
Johansson was forced to come up big after his team was whistled for covering up a loose puck in the crease and a penalty shot was awarded to the Stars. Lincoln forward John Simonson was given the chance, but Johansson held his ground, making a blocker save and keeping the score 1-0.
Later in the frame, with Tri-City killing a penalty, Dan Labosky won a race to a loose puck in the Lincoln end and found a streaking Chase Berger, who was open on the rush. Berger then sent a screamer under Bitzer and into the net for a shorthanded goal.
For Berger, who hails from St. Louis, it was his third goal on the young season and it vaulted Tri-City to a 2-0 after 40 minutes of play.
In the final period Lincoln was in full attack mode against Johansson as they attempted a comeback. The Stockholm, Sweden native proved to be up to the task, recording his second shutout of the season in front of a loud crowd in Kearney.
An open net goal that took a funky bounce sealed the win for the Storm and gave Tory Dello his first career USHL goal.
Tri-City will take to the road and wrap up their three-game week against the Sioux City Musketeers on Saturday night at 7:05 p.m. The Storm will return home on Nov. 8 to face Omaha. Puck drop is at 7:30.
Notes: The Storm scratched forwards Austin Poganski, Joey DiBenedetto, Chase McMurphy and Drew Mayer. Forward Ross Olsson was also scratched, serving a four-game suspension.…
SCORING SUMMARY
1st Period
(no scoring)
2nd Period
Tri-City – Thomas Aldworth (Kyle Eastman, Tory Dello) 4:35
Tri-City – Chase Berger (shorthanded) (Dan Labosky) 17:47
3rd Period
Tri-City – Tory Dello (empty net) (Joel L’Esperance, Christian Horn) 17:41
PENALTIES
1st Period
Tri-City – Jalen Schulz – (Tripping), 2 min, 1:17
Tri-City – Cutler Martin – (Holding), 2 min, 10:46
Lincoln – Zack Pittman – (Holding), 2 min, 13:24
Tri-City – Cutler Martin – (Head Contact), 2 min, 19:57
2nd Period
Lincoln – Connor Chambers – (Elbowing), 2 min, 5:36
Lincoln – Connor Frantti – (Fighting), 5 min, 12:39
Tri-City – Steven Haydon – (Fighting), 5 min, 12:39
Tri-City – Sean Lang – (Slashing), 2 min, 17:36
3rd Period
Tri-City – Kyle Eastman – (Head Contact), 2 min, 5:48
Lincoln – Luke Voltin – (Hooking), 2 min, 9:32
Tri-City – Kyle Eastman – (Cross Checking), 2 min, 15:24
Power Play
Lincoln – 0/6
Tri-City – 0/3
Shots
Lincoln: 10, 10, 13 = Total: 33
Tri-City: 8, 9, 8 = Total: 25
Saves
Lincoln – Michael Bitzer – 22/24
Tri-City – Jacob Johansson – 33/33
The No. 16 North Platte Community College Lady Knights basketball team (1-0) started out their season strong as they defeated the Midland University JV 74-44.
The Lady Knights jumped on top of Midland early as they raced out to a 43-10 halftime lead and never looked back on their way to victory.
The Lady Knights were led by DaVontaye Merritt who finished with 22 points and 11 rebounds. April Stull was in double figures with 12 along with Jordan Dickerson with 11 and Elisha Coleman 10. Shea Brennan and Emily Pfannensteil led Midland with 9 points apiece.
The Lady Knights return to the floor tomorrow afternoon at 3 p.m. against Fort Carson. The Hampton Inn Classic continues at 1 p.m. with Midland University JV facing Eastern Wyoming College.
The Lady Knights return to action next weekend as they travel to Norfolk for the Hawks Classic where they will face Des Moines Area Community College and Iowa Lakes Community College on November 8 and 9. The Lady Knights next home game is November 19 at 5 p.m. as they host Northeast Community College.
The No. 25 North Platte Community College men’s basketball team (1-0) knocked off the Northeast Community College Hawks (0-1) in the final seconds Friday night on a lay-up by Cameron Williams.
The Knights started out the game strong as they raced out to an 8-0 lead before the Hawks would score back to back baskets to cut the lead in half. The game was close the rest of the half before a run before halftime gave the Knights an 11 point lead going in to the locker room, capped by a 3-point shot by Marco Pascolo just before the buzzer.
The Hawks would start the second half strong and chip away at the Knights lead. The Knights would hold the Hawks off from taking the lead until the final minute when Northeast would lead 66-65 with 32 seconds left. After two Knights timeouts, the Hawks would come out in a zone. Freshman Cameron Williams got the ball on the baseline and took it strong to the hoop to finish over a Hawks defender for the winning margin with two seconds remaining. A desperate shot from the Hawks would glance harmlessly off the backboard giving the Knights their first win of the season.
The Knights were led by freshman Marco Pascolo who finished with 15 points. Sophomores Ethan Montalvo and Tre’Vaun Hymer were also in double figures with 14 and 10 points respectively. Khapri Alston led the Hawks with 18 points.
“It was a game we found a way to win,” said head coach Kevin O’Connor. “We need to get better at several aspects of the game, but a good way to start the year.”
The Knights return to action tomorrow at 2 p.m. as they close out the McCook Community College Fall Classic against Doane University.
The Knights remain on the road next weekend as they travel to Garden City, Kan. to compete in the Garden City Classic on November 8 and 9. The Knights will take on Seward County Community College on Friday and the hosts Garden City Community College on Saturday.
The Knights begin a home stand of five games on Tuesday November 12 as they take on the York College JV at 7 p.m. before hosting Midland University JV and Doane College JV on November 15 and 16.
