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Dear readers,

Room 204 in Ruth Leverton Hall has been the home to almost every class I have taken the past three years. Hospitality, restaurant and tourism management is one of the smaller majors at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Because of this, everyone knows everyone. All of the classes start to merge together and many are in this same classroom. I’ve been an HRTM student for the past three years and in that time -- while often in the same seat I sat in day after day -I’ve had the gut feeling that I wasn’t in the right place. I first entered the hospitality major with the hope of working with and helping people. I had the idea that I could learn how to help organize nonprofits and work in situations that would help my community grow.

Instead, I am in classes learning about thread count in luxury hotels and how Pinterest has helped the wedding industry.

It was in that lecture that I found myself thinking about how absurd this was. I was planning out what my life would look like doing something else: learning how to make an impact on the people around me and experiencing an entirely new way of helping. So as a fifth-year senior I decided I wanted to be an education student.

This was something that I often found myself thinking about over the years, wondering why I was too afraid to pursue the major. After talking with my adviser and finding out that with only two more years I could graduate with both degrees, I made the jump.

I have worked two jobs every year since I’ve been in school, and my biggest concern with this second major was how I would afford it. Fortunately in my five years here, I have learned to use the resources and seen how much financial aid can make a difference for me. Luckily ,the education college has many scholarships and other ways to help students. When I do finally graduate, I can also apply to work at low-income schools to get federal help with student loans. If the money I have to spend on this decision is the only thing holding me back from the opportunity to do something I know I should be

doing, then I know I’ll be fine. My future and the experiences I make in life are mine, not my bank account’s.

When looking at the decision to change majors so late in the game, I had to choose what was going to make me happy and what I would be proud of myself for. I need to look back at my time in college and know it had merit and worth to me. I have never been excited for classes until now. I walk through the school supply aisle and feel purpose wash over me in a wave. I know that two years may seem like a long time in the present, but it’s only a small percentage of my entire life. Now I’m making a life for myself that I know is based on my

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Adamma Izu is the first black woman to be elected external vice president of ASUN.

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Shannon Pestel is one of fewer than 20 women who have run for ASUN president in the organization’s history.

Research shows gender gap in ASUN LANI HANSON DN In 1973, Ann Henry won the Association of Students of the University of Nebraska’s election by 11 votes and became the University of NebraskaLincoln’s first female student body president.

Since then, UNL has seen just seven more women hold the position. The lack of female representation in politics is nothing new; women running for elected office at UNL say they face many of the same challenges as politicians running on the state and national levels. Last week’s election, brought

some progress: external vice presidential candidate Adamma Izu became the first black woman to be elected external vice president of ASUN .

But an analysis of nearly 40 years’ worth of documented election data reveals a clear gender gap in ASUN elections, a gap that has raised alarm among students and electoral candidates. “(Politics) is definitely a man’s world, if you want to look clear back,” said ASUN Director of Administration Marlene Beyke. “It goes back to the good ol’ boys’ system. The males had their people lined up. So for women to break into that... you can look even at the Supreme Court. How long was it

before we had our first woman that was appointed?”

Beyke has worked for ASUN since the fall of 1978, and she has seen 30 men and seven women serve as student body president.

Of the eight women who have held presidential positions, three were elected in the last 10 years.

But UNL has not seen a female student body president in five years, when the Connect Party took ASUN office by a landslide.

That academic year, 2009-2010, was the second in a row when women dominated the executive team. Megan Collins was joined by internal vice

president Brian Coburn and external vice president Amanda Crook. Their party, Connect, competed against two other parties, Change and Concrete – each led by males.

The previous year, Ignite, led by Adam Morfeld — now a Nebraska state senator — narrowly lost to Bright Party, led by Emily Zimmer. A runoff election left Zimmer and her colleagues — Trevor Nieveen as internal vice president and Katie Madsen as external vice president — the clear winners.

Only once in the documented election history

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Recent grad eyes a seat on city council COLLEEN FELL DN When her parents would drive her around to stick campaign signs in front yards as a child, Mairead Safranek had no idea those signs would one day display her name. Safranek, a 2014 graduate of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, is running in the May elections for the Lincoln City Council seat in the northwest district.

“It’s funny,” Safranek said, “all the things as a child that were horrible and boring are exactly what I do now every day.”

Safranek’s father, Tom Safranek, said he kept his daughter informed about local and national elections during her childhood to create an openness for politics.

“Mairead the Parade,” as her father affectionately calls her, wasn’t sure politics was for her when she graduated high school. But the Lincoln native, who has worked for Republican campaigns, knew she wanted to stay local.

“We really tried to get her to go away for college, but she wanted to stay and make a difference,” Tom said.

It took three semesters at UNL for Safranek to decide to pursue a political science major. And she knew if she was going to pursue politics, she was going to do it her way.

Safranek, who interned in Washington D.C., in July 2013, said she didn’t like what she saw in the politicians there.

“It was a lot of everyone looking out for themselves,” she said.

After her experience, she swore to make her future career about helping local communities.

And according to her father, her selfless can-do attitude is what will set her apart.

“She doesn’t see a friends list or an enemies list,” he said. “She has a certain kind of charisma that helps her connect with people.”

Connecting with members of the community, though gratifying, has been a full-time job for Safranek. She gets up at about five or six each morning and spends a few hours researching whichever community group, committee or neighborhood she will meet with that day. In between multiple meetings, she’ll give herself an hour for lunch, then it’s back to the grind. In her free time, Safranek goes door-to-door through Lincoln neighborhoods to spread the word on her campaign for city council.

During her campaign thus far, Safranek has pinpointed a list of issues she wants to solve if elected. Safety is her No. 1 priority, as she believes it is the major priority for all Lincoln citizens. With an increase of violent crimes in the city, Safranek wants residents to feel safe.

“I’m a young professional,” she said. “I shouldn’t have to have the police on speed dial.”

Safranek also wants to see Lincoln as a booming town for young people. She said she thinks too many people leave Lincoln after graduating because the city doesn’t provide them with the surroundings they desire.

“Young people care about more than a new, cool bar,” she said. “They care about safety, taxes, a strong infrastructure. . . they want a community of like-minded people.”

She also wants to redefine women’s political issues.

“It’s kind of belittling. We care about more than reproductive rights and gun rights,” she said.

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Mairead Safranek has been interested in politics since she was a young girl. In her campaign for Lincoln City Council, she says safety is her No. 1 priority, pointing to the rise of violent crimes citywide.

“Taxes, education...are everyone’s issues. They’re also women’s issues.”

Safranek may be young, but she’s not inexperienced. She said she learned a lot about grassroots campaigning from working on both United States Sen. Deb Fischer’s and Gov. Pete Ricketts’s campaigns.

Though it’s a lot of hard work, it’s important to stay on top of things, Safranek said.

“Once your name is out there, you have to be accountable,” she said.

Being accountable and hard-working shouldn’t be a problem for Safranek, said Sergio Wals, a political science assistant professor at UNL. Wals acted as a mentor for Safranek while she was attending UNL. Safranek first took an immigration politics class from Wals in the fall of 2012 and has always been a standout student, he said.

Wals, who at the time was a first-year adviser for Pi Sigma Alpha, a national political science honor society, said Safranek would go out of her way to lend assistance, even though she wasn’t yet a part of the organization. One time, Wals said, he was in charge of putting on an event for the honor society. Being a new adviser, he wasn’t sure how to plan it. Safranek stepped up and almost

She cares about politics for the right reasons — to help people have a better life. When you see someone who is genuine like her, it makes you believe.”

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single-handedly planned the entire event, he said.

Aside from her work ethic, her passion for people will be her key to success, Wals said.

“She cares about politics for the right reasons — to help people have a better life,” Wals said.

“When you see someone who is genuine like her, it makes you believe.”

Safranek said her passion comes from her open-mindedness. She said she genuinely likes having conversations with strangers and finding out what matters to them.

The election for the Lincoln City Council will

take place in early May, and for Wals, it’s been a long time coming.

“I remember telling her while she was still in my classes, ‘You’re the kind of leader this state needs,’” Wals said.

Wals, who is originally from Mexico, is currently a permanent resident of the U.S. and will apply for citizenship this year. He said he wishes he could take part in the upcoming elections.

“I’m really sorry I can’t vote yet,” he said. “My first vote ever would have been for her.”

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Title IX officer focused on new job JUSTIN PERKINS DN

assault. From this, Deeds has seen Foster ’s earnestness in implementing a collaborative approach to her work.

Deeds said that in her first few weeks, Nearly five weeks into her tenure as direcFoster has pushed for ways to amplify the tor of Institutional Equity and Compliance, ability and outreach of these programs.

Susan Foster ’s leadership has impressed Working with programs like PREVENT, a coworkers and administrators. It comes at relationship violence prevention and educaa critical time: with the University of Netion group, along with UNL’s vicbraska-Lincoln currently under tim advocate with Voices of Hope investigation for possible Title IX Lincoln, who offers confidential violations - and with 10 sexual ashelp for students and educational saults reported by university poresources for men such as Men @ lice in 2014 - Foster has to guide Nebraska, Foster aims to ensure an office in an already precarious UNL stays in compliance with environment.

Title IX. “She’s not looking to see what A significant part of Foster ’s we need to do minimally for the work will also entail identifying university to stay in compliance,” the gaps in UNL’s response to said Jan Deeds, director of the cases of sexual assault and misWomen’s Center at UNL, an a conduct and crafting long-term member of the search committee measures to fill them.

FOSTER that hired Foster. “She’s going to Among the areas Deeds hopes make sure we have a comprehenFoster will address are estabsive approach.”

Foster, who began work as UNL’s chief lishing policy guidelines for relationships between faculty and students and creating civil rights and Title IX officer on Feb. 16, communication between university departsaid because of the time required to evaluate the needs of her new office and learn about ments.

“There’s not always communication the institution, she was unavailable last week that’s happening between departments on for an interview.

From Deeds’ perspective, UNL will great- these issues,” Deeds said. “And I know there ly benefit from a strong central figure like are many faculty members who are passionFoster who has a deep knowledge of Title IX- ate and involved with this issue, but right related concerns. And so far, administrators now there needs to be a more unified structure for collaboration.” say, Foster has delivered.

Linda Major, assistant to the vice chanDeeds said Foster reached out right away to resources like the Women’s Center and cellor of student affairs, said Foster— with other student groups and faculty members her background in workplace law and experience as an educator— will also help bring in order to fully understand the resources UNL has to respond to incidents of sexual some much-needed clarity to the complicated process of aligning university policy with

Deeds said Foster is also hoping to proTitle IX regulations. mote more student-led initiatives, such as A former senior associate attorney at newly-elected external vice-president AdamJackson Lewis PC in Omaha, Foster helped ma Izu’s new syllabus resolution, that would provide guidance and training in employment and workforce law at the firm. She require all syllabi to contain a section on the also taught for seven years at Millard Public university’s sexual misconduct policy and resources for students.

Schools. “(Foster) really wants to find ways to proMajor said Foster will play a crucial role vide a platform for stuin deciding what unident’s work and have versity policies need to their voices be known,” be updated while also I hope students Deeds said. providing institutional know she’s very One of the office’s responses to external future goals is to decomplaints and audits by easy to talk with and very velop a Title IX-related governmental agencies. website that would proFoster will also be piv- student-centered.” vide greater transparenotal in furthering educaJAN DEEDS cy and communication tion among students and women’s center director for both students and faculty on the topic of faculty. sexual misconduct and “I hope students harassment.

Foster is also chairwoman of the UNL know she’s very easy to talk with and very Equity Council and is a member of the chan- student-centered,” Deeds said. “And I hope cellor ’s senior administrative team, allowing students feel they can approach her office her to have an active role in governance of about any of these issues.”

Major said she’s confident in Foster ’s the university.

UNL is one of 94 postsecondary institu- ability to ensure a safe, inclusive campus entions as of January to be under investigation vironment for all students while also enhancing measures for bystander intervention. for violations of Title IX, suspected of fail“We hope students will know there is ure to adequately respond to sexual assault support for the people who have experienced claims. The revelation came after the Daily Nebraskan reported on a sexual assault alleg- some form of sexual assault, harassment or edly committed by a former faculty member injustice,” Major said. “We know that (Fosagainst a student at an off-campus apart- ter) will be essential in providing the resources necessary so that students can feel ment.

One of the initiatives Foster already has safe reporting such incidents, and for those underway involves Deeds, who in the com- who observe these to know what the right thing is to do.” ing weeks plans to apply for a grant to the NEWS@ U.S. Department of Justice that would fund DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM for resources to address campus violence prevention.

WOMEN’S WEEK EVENTS

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“Virtual Equality: Gendering the Gaming World,” from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Nebraska Union.

“Women in the Middle East Leadership Luncheon,” from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Nebraska Union.

“Women in Agriculture Reception and Discussion,” from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the Nebraska East Union.

Showing of “Miles to Go,” from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in the Nebraska Union.

STUDENTS WILL NEED TO RSVP TO THE WOMEN’S CENTER FOR ANY LUNCHEON OR BANQUET. FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT INVOLVED.UNL.EDU/WOMENS-WEEK.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18 “Women in Athletics Leadership Luncheon,” from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Nebraska Union.

THURSDAY, MARCH 19 “Does my student government represent me? Leadership Luncheon” from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Nebraska Union.

“Women’s History Month Banquet,” from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Nebraska Champions Club.

The Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center will offer screenings of “She’s Beautiful When She’s Angry” through March 19.

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Campus tampon dispensers to be restocked After a conspicuous 7-year absence, tampons are making a return to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln campus BAILEY SCHULZ DN Feminine product dispensers on campus have been empty for seven years, but a university initiative will soon see them restocked. After all this time, the women of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln may once again have the option to buy pads and tampons on campus.

The lack of an easily obtainable tampon can be frustrating for some students. Especially with the wide availability of condoms on campus in vending machines, student-run booths and the University Health Center.

“I always noticed that (the dispensers) are always out-of-order or they’re never stocked, so it’s like, what’s the point of them being there?” said Taylor Fischetto, a freshman journalism major. “I feel like as a right of a woman we should have access to these things. They’re expensive as it is, and I forget to bring them sometimes when I need it or if you don’t know.”

Christine Jackson, the vice chancellor for business and finance, said the service was discontinued in 2007 as a part of campus budget reduction.

“That was a recommendation that came out of my office,” Jackson said.

At that time, cutting the program saved the university an estimated $70,000 a year.

The service’s expenses came from stocking and maintaining the machines, installing new machines and paying for staffs’ time and labor. Even with the income from people

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purchasing the product, sales only brought in about $1,000 a year.

Even with the financial loss, the service

will soon return.

The Chancellor ’s Commission on the Status of Women requested to reinstall the

is one of fewer than 20 women to run for a presidential position.

“I think that it would be a good change for UNL,” she said before the election. “I think it’s been a pretty obvious trend that we have a male Greek from Omaha as president, and I think it would be very refreshing to not only have an independent president, but also a female. I think it would bring a different perspective.”

In last week’s election, Thien Chau, a member of Sigma Chi fraternity who attended Omaha Burke High School, was elected 2015-16 ASUN president, becoming the first Asian-American elected to the position.

Pestel has been involved in student government since her freshman year and in the last three years. She said she’s seen a noticeable increase in female leadership.

“I think that we have seen a lot of strong male leaders, not only as execs but also as senators in the past,” Pestel said. “And I think we have a lot more

female leadership this year, which is really great to see.”

Pestel, Beyke and Izu agreed that a diverse team is ideal.

“It’s a good balance of perspective,” Beyke said. “Everybody brings a different perspective, but it’s always a good balance.”

Izu said the gender disparity is hard to ignore.

But the lack of female representation doesn’t mean there’s a shortage of qualified female leaders on campus, she said.

“It’s kind of funny to note that there are more females enrolled in and graduating from college, but there still is kind of a gender gap in leadership roles,” she said. “And it’s not that women aren’t winning. I think it’s more that women just aren’t running.”

After a year’s worth of experience in ASUN, Izu ran for office with president-elect Chau and internal vice president-elect Josh Waltjer.

Izu said women in leadership roles often face

service. Only dispensers in the first floor restrooms of campus buildings will be stocked through the initiative, which recently passed.

“We are in the process of implementing this service and it will be completed over the next few months,” Jackson said in an email.

The current plan is limited to only the first-floor restrooms and Jackson said they aren’t going to expand it further.

“The goal would be to get this done probably sometime this spring or this summer,” Jackson said. “It’ll take time to roll it out, so just understand that it won’t happen overnight.”

Hannah Hesson, a freshman psychology major, said she believes reinstating the service is important for the women on campus.

“Sometimes girls don’t know when it starts, and all of the sudden they go to the bathroom and it’s there.”

Emily Kirkvold, a sophomore insect science major, said “for people with irregular periods, it can be a real saver.”

While tampons and pads can be difficult to find across campus, some students found it odd that other things like condoms are easy to access, sometimes at no cost.

“If we’re supplying (condoms) for boys, (feminine products) should be supplied for girls, too,” Fischetto said.

Hesson agreed, noting that tampons are used more frequently than condoms.

“I just think it’s weird that people are more OK with talking about being sexually responsible than women’s periods or things like that,” said Jazmin Castillo, a sophomore fisheries and wildlife major. “They can have a booth out about condoms, but yet if somebody come out with a booth about periods everyone’s like, ‘Aw, that’s disgusting. Why would you talk about that?’ So it’s like well, this is kind of natural, I think. So I think it’s kind of weird that one is more socially acceptable than the other one.”

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WOMEN: FROM 5 of ASUN elections has there been a party slate of three women – Commit, which won two executive positions in 1998. Though presidential and vice presidential candidates Sara Russell and Kelly Hoffschneider won against the Vision Party by 340 votes, about 12 percent, Commit’s external vice presidential candidate, Chris Linder, lost the position by just 54 votes, or less than 2 percent, to Vision’s Eddie Brown. Never in ASUN history has an executive slate of three women taken office.

Comparatively, party slates consisting solely of men have won office multiple times – most recently in 2011 when Action Party, led by Lane Carr, took office in an uncontested election. It was the first time since 1987 that three males held executive positions.

Each executive team that ran since Carr’s 201112 presidency has had one female member, but only of these teams was led by a woman.

Shannon Pestel, a junior landscape management major who ran in this year’s ASUN election,

unfair criticism that men don’t. Still, she said, she was fortunate to be running with candidates who don’t cast judgment on the basis of gender.

“You’ll see women who take control and they’re what should be called good leaders, but instead they get called all sorts of names because they’re forward and assertive,” Izu said. “If a guy did the same thing, they’d be patted on the back.

It’s time for that to end.”

The numbers prove gender is still very much an issue in campus politics. But Izu said she hopes to see a day when it isn’t an important factor in elections.

“I would hope that it could get to a point where it’s not about (gender),” Izu said before the election.

“I’m glad that people are excited that I’m running, but it would be great to see people look beyond that and say, ‘Hey, she’s qualified, she’s passionate, she’s committed’ rather than, ‘I’m going to vote for her because she looks different.’”

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Hungry critters have a friend at UNL He’s been called the “bird whisperer.” But John Kubicek’s bond with nature transcends any one species.

LINDSAY ESPARRAGO DN The birds and squirrels roaming around the University of Nebraska-Lincoln campus blend into the scenery for most students, but for 52-year-old John Kubicek, the campus creatures are like close acquaintances.

Talk of the “bird whisperer” is not uncommon for College of Business Administration students who catch him while they’re walking to classes.

“Who is this man,” some wonder, and “how does he do it?”

Kubicek makes trips from Bennett Martin Public Library to campus almost every day around 10:30 a.m. to take what he calls a pleasant break from working as a library service associate. His break consists of waiting outside with bird feed and granola bars for the birds and squirrels to flock to him in between the CBA building and the Sheldon Museum of Art. With the magic of a couple whistles and the sound of the granola bar wrappers, the animals appear.

“I’ve heard that students call me the bird man,” Kubicek said, “but I like to think of myself as the squirrel man. The birds just like to be included.”

This act of kindness toward the animals has PHOTO BY ADAM WARNER | DN been going on for a couple of years. It started John Kubicek has been called the “bird whisperer” by students who have seen him feeding animals on campus, but he feeds other with one squirrel he nearly stepped on while campus creatures, too -- all while admiring nature on daily walks around campus. admiring the nature surrounding him on campus. Kubicek said he felt sorry for not noticing the animal and decided to make up for it by givKubicek has grabbed the attention of CBA ing back. faculty members and brought some smiles to His apology turned into a tradition, which their faces as well. Alicia Steggs, CBA execukept the animals coming back. And back again. tive support associate, said she would never Kubicek said he doesn’t put herself in his posispend enough time at home tion, but admits she has with his own pets. SpendPets need someone stopped and stared out ing a small part of his days to be there for them. of fascination. with the wildlife is his way “When I was a stuof having a similar, but less I can be that person for dent, I remember droptame experience. ping a fry or two out of “Pets need someone to the wildlife on campus.” sympathy for the cambe there for them,” Kubicek pus cats,” Steggs said, JOHN KUBICEK said. “I can be that person “but he seems to have a self-described squirrel man for the wildlife on cammore impressive techpus.” nique.”

Kubicek’s daily feeding As much as the animals bring Kubicek joy, time benefit the animals, and also give him an he said he’s filled with happiness when students excuse to explore and learn about the campus approach him with questions and comments. environment. While searching for the animals, He said he hopes that the 30 minutes he takes he has learned to recognize specific squirrels, out of his day can inspire students to stop every find locations of newborn birds and occasiononce in a while and take in the smaller, less noally spot falcons. His curiosity has piqued the ticeable neighbors they share campus with. interest of many students.

“Don’t just walk by,” Kubicek said. “You can “I have no idea what he does to make them learn a lot about wildlife when you pay attencomfortable around him,” said Abby McClure, a PHOTO BY ADAM WARNER | DN tion.” junior psychology major, “but you can just tell it NEWS@ Kubicek fancies himself more of a “squirrel man” than a bird-whisperer, but the latter makes him so happy.”

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Transfer’s season doesn’t go according to plan JOSH KELLY DN It was the final game of the season for the Nebraska men’s basketball team, and after one half of play, senior center Moses Abraham had yet to step onto the floor. In his final game wearing a Husker uniform, Abraham watched his teammates from the bench as they struggled to score and rebound against Penn State in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament in Chicago.

After Terran Petteway fouled D.J. Newbill, Nebraska coach Tim Miles noticed that Walt Pitchford was getting zeroes across the board. Nebraska needed a defensive to limit pressure. Newbill and Shep Garner had already scored 27 of the Nittany Lions’ 42 points.

Miles was running out of answers. His team was down 42-24 with about 17 minutes left in the game. Maybe the Georgetown transfer could do something.

“OK,” Miles said to the coaches next to him.

“Let’s give it a run here with Mo.” The 6’9’’ center tore off his warm ups and jogged into game, replacing Leslee Smith.

Almost immediately, Abraham got his first rebound after snagging a missed layup by Shavon Shields.

The senior was in for 11 minutes that game, the least of any player who got in. But he made the most of those 11 minutes. Abraham had 10 rebounds, the most he’s ever had at Nebraska, as the Huskers were knocked out by the Nittany Lions in the opening round 68-65.

After the game, Miles looked at the output his senior center had on the boards.

“He was on it,” Miles said.

In the second half, the Huskers went on a 14-0 run to put them down by only two points against the Nittany Lions. Abraham was on the court for the first 11 points, getting four rebounds. For seemingly the first time since transferring to Nebraska, he looked like the kind of player Miles was sold on when he recruited him to Lincoln.

“He really made a difference in the game,” Miles said. “He was doing that before he broke his hand.”

Abraham came to Lincoln following a fouryear stint at Georgetown. He was part of a team that made it to three NCAA Tournaments, but had little playing time with the Hoyas and an NIT appearance in the 2013-2014 season.

He only started once in his career at Georgetown, and in his final season there he was averaging 2.88 rebounds and 13.1 minutes per game.

The big man decided to move to Nebraska and he had immediate eligibility.

“I just felt like I could contribute in any way I can,” Abraham said. “(Nebraska) had a good team.”

Abraham’s evaluation of Nebraska basketball was valid. The Huskers went 19-13 and made it to their first NCAA Tournament since 1998. They were returning scorers Petteway and Shields. They also had contributors who were projected by many to progress during the off season coming back. It made sense for an NCAA Tournament team that was consistently out-rebounded to add an inside

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Senior Moses Abraham attempts to score after an aggresive offense. He had six of the team’s 24 offensive rebounds, a season high. presence. It made sense that Abraham was transferring somewhere that already had a familiar face in assistant coach Kenya Hunter, who coached Abraham at Georgetown from 2007 to 2013 before taking a job at Nebraska.

It all made sense.

But Abraham and the Huskers had a season they didn’t see coming.

Two days after a 65-55 loss to Creighton at home, breaking a 12-game win streak the Huskers had at Pinnacle Bank Arena, Abraham injured his hand at practice.

The next day, he was on the bench wearing sweats and a cast on his right hand, watching the Huskers lose yet another game at home, this time against Incarnate Word.

The Huskers had already been without senior forward Smith, another big man.

“We never had a break,” Abraham said.

During Abraham’s one-month absence, Nebraska lost four of its next seven games. He returned from his hand injury to help in Nebraska’s first Big Ten win of the season against Rutgers, but he wasn’t the same.

“After he broke his hand, he was really choppy,” Miles said. “That was an unfortunate injury for him.”

Following Abraham’s return, Nebraska went 5-12, finishing out the season with a nine-game losing streak.

After the final straw, the loss to Penn State in the Big Ten Tournament, Abraham was able to put the season into perspective. He knew it wasn’t the

same after his injury in December.

“It’s been a tough season for us,” Abraham said. “At first I felt like everything was going good, then I broke my hand.”

After being subbed out with 43 seconds to go, Abraham was sitting on the bench, looking up at the scoreboard as Nebraska was down 66-65 at the United Center. Abraham thought the team was going to complete its comeback.

But once Penn State put the game away at the free-throw line, everything started to set in with the Huskers. The 13-18 record, the nine-game losing streak, everything.

“It was a tough year for us as a whole,” Abra-

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Huskers achieve weekend sweep MICHAEL DIXON DN On many occasions throughout the preseason and the first month of the regular season, Nebraska coach Darin Erstad reiterated that “Scott Schreiber can drive a baseball.”

Finally, Nebraska fans are starting to see it.

The freshman first baseman had three of Nebraska’s (12-6, 0-0) seven hits, including the go-ahead RBI, as NU swept Florida Gulf Coast with a 3-2 win on Sunday afternoon at Hawks Field.

“I started to have more confidence in myself after starting to get playing time these last couple of days,” Schreiber said. “I’m able to see the pitches better and better as the games go on.”

Schreiber knocked a double and two singles in Nebraska’s fifth-straight win, giving the Huskers a perfect 5-0 record to start the 16-game home stand.

“It’s just one of those things that’s going to take time,” Erstad said. “(Schreiber) hasn’t played much baseball, but he’s got a tremendous amount of ability.”

Schreiber, in his 12th start, entered Sunday with a .158 average. Following the threehit performance, he’s now up to .215.

Nebraska sophomore pitcher Derek Burkamper (2-1), who has emerged as the third starter in the weekend rotation, had another serviceable outing. The right-hander threw six innings, giving up a pair of runs but striking out four. In each of his first four outings, Burkamper has thrown five-plus innings.

“Getting through that first outing was huge, and I’m doing well,” Burkamper said.

“I’m continuing to do what I know I can do.”

Burkamper ’s shakiest inning, the fourth, began with the first three Eagles reaching base. With the bases loaded and nobody out, Burkamper induced a double-play that

scored the first run of the game. Then, freshman outfielder Zach Spivey put FGCU up 2-0 with an RBI double.

After that fourth inning, Nebraska pitching retired 14 of the last 18 hitters it faced, including retiring the final 13 in order.

“You want to be strong on the back end, and we feel like we’ve got some pretty capable guys,” Erstad said. “When it starts to head that way, and (our pitchers) are throwing well, we feel pretty good.”

Nebraska, trailing 2-0 with just one hit in the fifth, and coming off a diving play from sophomore shortstop Wes Edrington to keep FGCU from extending its lead, then got a leadoff double from Schreiber. He advanced to third on a sacrifice, and scored on freshman right fielder Jake Meyers’ first hit and RBI as a Husker.

In the sixth, senior catcher Tanner Lubach worked a two-out walk, and sophomore designated hitter Ben Miller knocked a game-tying RBI triple. Schreiber then singled to right to give NU the lead for good.

“It’s just about the confidence level,” Schreiber said. “Getting to play more and more just helps give me confidence. Baseball is all about confidence.”

With senior third baseman Blake Headley and sophomore center fielder Ryan Boldt out with illness, Erstad had to shuffle his lineup around Sunday. Junior infielder Jake Plazcek and freshman pitcher/outfielder Meyers got their first starts of 2015. Plazcek played third, and Meyers played in right field.

The Nebraska bullpen continued its early-season dominance, with junior relievers Jeff Chestnut and Colton Howell each throwing a perfect inning. Senior closer Josh Roeder pitched a perfect ninth to notch his fifth save of the year.

With a high in the mid-70s, the Huskers drew 4,798 on Sunday, bringing the weekend total to 17,083 and shattering the previous non-conference weekend high set in 2006,

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Sophomore Derek Burkamper provided the Huskers with a servicable outing Sunday.

when NU hosted Alabama. NU’s attendance through the first five home games of 2015 is now 24,271. “(The fans) are crazy. They’re nuts.

They’re unbelievable,” Erstad said. “They support all of the sports, and this is why I moved my family back here to live the rest of my life.”

Nebraska will continue the home stand with a two-game set against Indiana State beginning on Tuesday.

It was the third consecutive season in which Nebraska has swept its season-opening home series, doing so against St John’s in 2014 and New Mexico in 2013.

“It’s hard to sweep,” Erstad said. “But the ability to find that extra gear on a Sunday during the first week we’ve played five games is a credit to our guys.”

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NU softball improves record to .500 Nebraska went 3-1 in Califonia behind solid pitching, improved defense and overpowering offense

RILEY BOWDEN DN The Nebraska softball team traveled to Fullerton, California, over the weekend and

went 3-1, improving its record to 12-12.

The road trip started Friday with games against Boise State University and Charleston Southern University. The Huskers beat the Buster Broncos 11-3 in six innings before taking down the Buccaneers 8-3.

A 13-2 win against DePaul Universityon Saturday put Nebraska above .500 for the first time since the first weekend of the spring season. The weekend ended in a shutout loss to Cal State Fullerton.

The Huskers made their best defensive showing of the year. They allowed just 11 runs on 27 hits in four games. In the last fourgame road trip in Wichita, Kansas, Nebraska allowed 22 runs on 38 hits.

“Our pitchers were locating their pitches

better, which allows our defense to set up more consistently,” Nebraska coach Rhonda Revelle said. “Our pitchers more than cut our ERA in half, this week’s average.”

Juniors Cassie McClure and Emily Lockman carried much of the work load for Nebraska in Fullerton as both made two starts.

In wins against Boise State and DePaul, McClure allowed five total runs. Lockman, who has struggled posting a 6.09 ERA, had what Revelle called her best outings of the year. The junior allowed five runs over the weekend in a win against Charleston Southern and loss against Cal State Fullerton.

“I thought Emily pitched her best game of the season last night against Cal State Fullerton despite taking a loss,” Revelle said.

“She was in control of the strike zone all night; she made some good quality pitches at critical moments.”

Similar to Wednesday’s home opener against the University of Nebraska Omaha, the defense rallied behind the pitching.

Husker sophomore Marjani Knighten said the win was a momentum boost for the Huskers.

“The pitchers are working really hard and they’re our heartbeat, wherever they go we go,” Knighten said. “When they’re starting off strong and getting the outs that we need, they’re really just feeding our defense.”

Knighten, batting out of the two spot this weekend, did damage at the plate. She drove

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Basketball fans should temper their expectations David Stover

The expectations set for Husker athletic teams are beyond realistic – they’re unfair.

The Husker football players are treated like professionals, and the expectations set for the Husker men’s basketball team were blown way out of proportion after a surprising 19-13 record and an appearance in the 2014 NCAA tournament.

According to the University of NebraskaLincoln’s Business Bureau of Research from the 2013-2014 athletic season, there was an estimated $245.5 million output, $87.0 million in worker income and provided 3,420 jobs, one-fourth of which are Athletic Department event staff, concession staff and other on-call temporary jobs.

This gave the city of Lincoln $936,000 in direct sales tax revenue for the City of Lincoln.

With Husker athletics having a monumental impact on the prospering economy, people have an invested interest. When I was a prospective student touring with my dad, we learned that on football game days, Memorial Stadium becomes the third-largest city in Nebraska.

Nine-win seasons aren’t good enough for football, and many fans have adopted a win-achampionship-or-bust attitude. This attitude began to carry over to the men’s basketball program.

The 2-year-old, state-of-the-art Pinnacle Bank Arena has reenergized a fan base that hasn’t experienced much basketball in its history.

Coming into the season with six returning starters, two solid transfers and a talented recruiting class, the Huskers were a top-25 team going into the season. After four tough losses to Rhode Island, Incarnate Word, Creighton and Hawaii, many fans were waiting for last season’s magic to return.

It didn’t.

The team pressed and went on to lose its last nine in a row.

Junior forward Terran Petteway led the Huskers with 18.9 points per game and was the Big Ten’s fourth leading scorer and will likely forego his senior season to enter the NBA draft.

Seniors Moses Abraham, David Rivers and Leslee Smith are graduating, leaving a void for the Huskers that will need to be filled by freshman Jack Hammond and incoming freshman Jack McVeigh.

The Huskers will have junior forwards Shavon Shields and Walter Pitchford return in addition to freshman guard Tarin Smith, sophomore

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Sophomore Rachel Martin’s focus helped her earn her first individual national title in smallbore with a final score of 453.3.

Martin becomes 3rd-ever Husker to win national title in rifle SETH OLSON DN Nebraska now has a new national champion.

While the Nebraska rifle team finished fourth in this weekend’s NCAA Championships in Fairbanks, Alaska, sophomore Rachel Martin rose above the rest to claim the smallbore individual title.

The Peralta, New Mexico, native is only the third Husker to ever win a national title and the first one to do so since 2006. Martin had a qualifying score of 584 in smallbore and a final

score of 453.3 to claim her first title. Last month, Martin competed in two international cup competitions in Germany and Austria, which both propelled her to a national title.

Martin was one of the key components for the Huskers’ fourth place finish overall as the team fired a total team score of 4,667. In smallbore, Nebraska was led by Martin’s 584, along with junior Denise Martin and sophomore Lauren Phillips both shooting a 578. The Huskers shot 2,311 as a team in smallbore, which put them in third place heading into air rifle. Phillips led the Huskers with a 590 in air rifle,

while Martin and junior Maggie Mical each fired a 589 to give the Huskers an air rifle score of 2,356.

With its total of 4,667 Nebraska claimed fourth place in the nation, behind West Virginia, Alaska and Texas. It was the Mountaineers’ third consecutive team title.

Next season, the Huskers will attempt to improve their team status as one of the nation’s elite as they return all shooters except senior Kelsey Hansen.

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SOFTBALL: FROM 11 in eight runs and smashed two home runs against Charleston Southern on Friday. Her five RBI powered the Huskers to 8-3 victory.

The top four spots of the Husker batting order have been on a tear this year, and that continued in California.

“I think our top four in our lineup, I would put them up against anybody,” Revelle said. “They’re doing a terrific job of getting on base and getting people in. If they continue to stay really consistent and we get the lower half of our lineup going a little more consistently, I think we’re a tough offense to contend with.”

Nebraska saw some power in California as well, including home runs from Knighten and junior Dawna Tyson who homered against Boise State. Tyson’s home run against Boise State was her second consecutive game after a walk off three-run shot against UNO Wednesday. Revelle said that power is something the Huskers really work for.

As the spring turns in Nebraska, the Huskers said they hope the warm weather means they’ll be able to get practice reps outside.

“When you get to mid-March, the last thing you want to do is go back inside unless you are just working in the cages,” Revelle said. “That’s a great benefit to us when we are able to get out into the dirt and in the sky.”

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Husker seniors honored one last time Last year, the team placed seventh at the NCAA tournament after a successful 2014 Husker seniors get nostalgic season.

“We were really close to making top six about their accomplishments at last NCAAs,” House said. “It was really in final home meet of the exciting because every single year before that had been a build-up and then it was like season at Devaney Center ‘Holy crap, we’re pushing top six right now, we might be able to make it.’ We didn’t make it, unfortunately, but we were giving everyone a run for their money.”

Sometimes, the memory isn’t even one of BECCA MANN them bringing home a trophy or securing a DN place in finals, rather it’s one that was accumulated as a team and created a bond among The seniors on the Nebraska men’s gymnastics the athletes. team have a lot in common. They spend their Practices for the team are long and gruelmornings in classrooms and afternoons in a ing, but they can also produce memories that practice gym in the Bob Devaney Sports Center. stick forever.

They endure mental pain and physical injuries “One moment that sticks out to me was season after season. Each weekend-- from Janu- coming into morning conditioning at 6:30 ary through April-- they travel around the couna.m. with the whole team,” Ungar said. “It try competing against other teams simply to was still dark outside. We were blasting have the opportunity to do something they love. hardcore rap music to get pumped up and Nebraska seniors Andrew House, Louwe’re pushing blocks around and doing a ton is Klein, Robbie Kocks and Josh Ungar all of strength and some of the freshmen started found a passion for gymnastics at a young puking. Despite the fact that it’s terrible in age. They spent their early years performing the moment, walking away from that you flips and tricks off of couches and end tables. could feel that we worked our butts off all for Each of their parents decided to enroll a common goal of being a successful team.” their son in a gymnastics club to see what Each of the gymnasts have suffered seribenefits could come from it. An introduc- ous injuries along the way. House sat out two tion to the sport not only gave the gymnasts seasons because of ACL tears. Klein tore his a suitable outlet for their energy, but a new ACL before even competing for Nebraska. found talent and area of success.

Kocks partially tore a shoulder muscle durThe gymnasts all trained in club pro- ing the first meet of the year, and Ungar has grams in their hometowns and found success had a major surgery every year he’s been at doing what they loved. House and Ungar Nebraska. both competed in the National Junior OlymEven after the injuries and the mental obpics, and all four gymnasts were heavily stacles, the gymnasts continue to come back decorated by the end of for more. The athletes their club careers. Alknow there will always though the gymnasts Despite the fact that be an army of supportshare successes, they ers behind them regardit’s terrible in the all have differences that less of the situation. set them apart from the moment, walking away Families make up next. a large portion of the from that you could feel Each of the gymnasts support system for each found their way to Nethat we worked our butts of the gymnasts, but braska gymnastics in a it’s the teammates and off all for a common goal unique way. coaches who have share House attended the those experiences that of being a successful University of Houston really keep the men goteam.” for one year before being. ing scouted and offered “Normally, I like JOSH UNGAR a spot on the team at Neto be the one that my senior gymnast braska. teammates rely on, but Klein found Nebrasthis past year it has flipka the father of a friend flopped,” Kocks said. who saw great potential for him on the team.

“It’s nice to know that I have my coaches and Kocks started at Nebraska as a walk on, teammates who have my back that I can fall but proved his love and dedication to the back on.” sport early on.

House said that even after sitting out two Ungar chose Nebraska over Michigan befull years because of injuries, he’ll always cause he knew that he wanted to be a part of come back for more. a team with growing success.

“You do what you love,” House said. “It If you ask any of the seniors to tell you hurts, but having that moment to shine on about a moment from their careers, there’s floor is better than any of that.” a good chance it was a experience alongside Gymnastics was never just a hobby for one of his teammates. Although gymnastics these athletes. They spend long days at pracis a sport in which each athlete competes tice trying to perfect every aspect of their individually, the aspect of teamwork can be routines. In addition to learning how to keep seen from the stands. their bodies strong for competition, they also

PHOTO BY ADAM WARNER | DN Senior walk-on Andrew House’s hard work helped him earned a spot on the gymanstics team. learn lessons that have shaped them into the men they are today.

“Gymnastics is a very disciplined sport, and you have to be mentally strong,” Klein said. “Some people may get hurt on an event or a skill and it’s hard for them to come back because it’s all in the brain. They think they’re going to get hurt again. That’s really helped me in life in general to be mentally strong and to just overcome any obstacles that get in my way.”

After their time at Nebraska is over, each

of the four athletes will be headed in a different direction.

Graduation means the ends of collegiate gymnastics careers and a new start, but coach Chuck Chmelka issued an important reminder to the gymnasts on Senior Night. No matter where they go in life, these four athletes will always have a home in Nebraska gymnastics.

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TRACK AND FIELD

NU places 2nd in 4x400 relay during weekend STAFF REPORT DN The Nebraska men’s track and field 4x400 relay team highlighted the NCAA Track and Field Indoor Championships this weekend.

Juniors Jacob Bender, Cody Rush, Levi Gipson and sophomore Drew Wiseman finished second for the second straight year on Saturday evening.

With a time of 3.04.83, the Huskers’ track and

field team set a school record. The only team faster than Nebraska was the Texas A&M Aggies, who set a collegiate record with a time of 3.02.86.

The Nebraska men’s team finished the championships tied for No. 13 with 14 points.

Senior James White added points to the team standings with a fourth place finish in the high jump. White’s jump of 2.20 meters was enough to give him his best NCAA finish.

On Friday, junior Oladapo Akinmoladun qualified for the finals of the 60-meter hurdles in fourth

with a time of 7.77. Saturday, Akinmoladun ran slightly slower, finishing in seventh place with a time of 7.80. He still earned points toward the team standings.

For the Nebraska women, senior high jumper Marusa Cernjul finished No. 14 with a jump of 1.73 meters. Also, senior Ellie Ewere finished ninth in the triple jump with a distance of 12.93 meters.

Other individual competitors for the men’s team included sophomore Steven Cahoy in the pole vault, finishing 11th with a height of 5.20m.

Senior Ricco Hall and junior Cody Rush failed to reach the finals in their events.

The Oregon Ducks won the men’s NCAA Championship and the Arkansas Razorback won the women’s NCAA Championship.

The outdoor season begins for Nebraska at the ASU Pac-12 vs. Big Ten Invitational on March 27-28 in Tempe, Arizona.

any longer,” Abraham said.

With the season in the books and no more basketball for him, he realized that sometimes things don’t go according to plan.

“It’s life,” Abraham said. “I just need to accept this.”

Abraham doesn’t regret playing for Nebraska, a team that fell short of the expecta-

tions many had set for it. “(I have) no regrets at all,” Abraham said.

“Sometimes things don’t work out for you well. You just keep fighting and you don’t quit. It happens in every realm.”

Abraham will be finishing up his graduate program after receiving an economics degree back at Georgetown. His time at Ne-

braska was short. He didn’t quite live up to the expectations, but neither did Nebraska.

But in his final game, in the midst of a 14-0 run, Abraham, and the team showed a flash of what could have been.

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As Abraham sat in the locker room after the loss, in a circle of players who kept their heads down, Abraham scanned the room and said he didn’t want the team to go through this again.

“I hope the guys come in next year and work harder so we don’t have this experience

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2015 NCAA TOURNAMENT BRACKET 1 Kentucky (34–0)

Villanova (32–2) 1

Mar 19

16 Hampton/Manhattan 8 Cincinnati (22–10)

Mar 19

Louisville

Pittsburgh

Mar 21

Mar 21

Mar 19

Lafayette

(20–12)

NC State (20-13) 8

Mar 19

9 Purdue (21–12)

LSU (22-10) 9

5 West Virginia (23–9)

UNI (30-3) 5

Mar 19

12 Buffalo (23–9)

Mar 20

Columbus

Seattle

Mar 22

4 Maryland (27–6)

Mar 22

MIDWEST

Mar 19

13 Valparaiso (28–5)

EAST

Cleveland

Mar 20

Pittsburgh

Columbus Mar 22

Mar 21

3 Notre Dame (29–5)

National Championship

Mar 19

14 Northeastern (23–11)

Albany (24-8) 14

Mar 20

Charlotte

Omaha

Mar 22

Mar 22

8 Oregon (25–9)

(21-11) 10

Virginia (29-3) 2

Belmont (22-10) 15 Duke (29-4) 1

Mar 19

16 Coastal Caro. (24–9)

Georgia Mar 20

Mar 19

15 New Mexico St. (23–10) 1 Wisconsin (31–3)

Charlotte

Omaha

Mar 22

Mar 22

Mar 20 N. Florida/Robert Morris 16

San Diego State (26-8) 8

Mar 20

St. John’s (21-11) 9

Mar 19

9 Oklahoma St. (18–13)

Utah (24-8) 5

5 Arkansas (26–8)

Mar 20 Mar 19

12 Wofford (28–6)

Mar 21

Mar 21

Mar 19

13 Harvard (22–7)

WEST

SOUTH

March 26 & 28

March 27 & 29

Los Angeles

Jacksonville

Mar 19 Mar 21

2 Arizona (31–3)

UCLA

(20–13) 11

Iowa State (25-8) 3

Mar 19

Mar 21

UAB (19-15) 14

Mar 19

Iowa (21-11) 7 Mar 20

Seattle

Mar 19

10 Ohio State (23–10)

(29–4) 12

Georgetown(21-10) 4

Eastern Wash. (26-8) 13 SMU(27-6) 6

Houston

14 Georgia State (24–9) 7 VCU (26–9)

S.F. Austim Mar 20

Louisville

Mar 19

11 BYU/Ole Miss 3 Baylor (24–9)

Portland

Jacksonville

4 North Carolina (24–11)

5 Xavier (21–13)

11

Oklahoma (22-10) 3

Michigan State (23-11) 7

Mar 19

2 Kansas (26–8)

Boise State/Dayton Mar 20

APRIL 6

7 Wichita State (28–4) 10 Indiana (20–13)

Louisville (24-8) 4

UC Irvine (21-12) 13 Providence (22-11) 6

March 27 & 29

Mar 19

11 Texas (20–13)

12

Mar 20

Syracuse

March 26 & 28

5 Butler (22–10)

Wyoming(25-9)

Portland

Mar 22

Mar 21

Davidson

(24-7)10

Gonzaga (32–2) 2

Mar 20

N.Dakota State (23-9) 15

Mar 19

15 Texas Southern (22–12)

ART BY LYDIA COTTON | DN

STOVER: FROM 12 guard Tai Webster and junior guard Benny Parker, but their lack of offensive production leaves me concerned.

Will it be enough? No. Parker and Smith don’t average more than seven points per game and relied heavily on Shields’ 15.4 point per game. With the possibility of Petteway going to the NBA, the Huskers will need Pitchford to step up and have a third scorer to step up to help them remain relevant in the Big Ten. According to NCAA.com, the Huskers ranked 305th in overall points per game, which is toward

the bottom of Division I team’s offensive production. Nebraska scraped together 61.5 points per game, but it was mainly from the high volume of low percentage shots from Petteway and Shields.

The Huskers were second to last in the Big Ten in field goal percentage of .416 and were last in three-point field goal percentage at .283. That’s abysmal.

The stagnant offense and highly questionable shot selection is a cause for concern moving forward. The lack of movement on offense at times had me wondering if they were even running plays

or running isolation plays for Petteway to go oneon-one with the defender.

The Husker’s lack of a consistent third scorer, aside from Shields, forced Petteway to have a sporadic shot selection in an effort to bail out his team.

Petteway was tied for 50th in three-point field goal attempts at 217.

It’s not fair to depend on one or two guys to bail you out on offense and expect to win. However, the Huskers were ranked 80th on scoring defense, holding opponents 63.1 points per game, which proves to be a bright spot for a team that struggled

down the stretch of its season.

Defense can be taught, but offensive production cannot. It’s a mixture of effort, attention to detail, movement and the right players to execute it efficiently. The Huskers aren’t there yet.

It’s not fair to have high expectations for Tim Miles and the Huskers yet; it takes time to build a competitive program. I encourage you to let the offseason take its course and ease up on the players because they’re student athletes, not professionals.

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