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Huskers Blank UT-San Antonio, 17-0
Lincoln - Third-ranked Nebraska celebrated its highest ranking in 19 seasons with a 17-0 whitewash of Texas-San Antonio Tuesday evening in front of a crowd of 1,091 at Buck Beltzer Stadium. Senior first baseman Dan Johnson and freshman right fielder Drew Anderson combined for eight hits and 11 RBI, as Nebraska (31-8) won its sixth straight game and was victorious for the 14th time in the last 15 contests (click here for full release | Boxscore)

Huskers End Spring Season With Red-White Game
Lincoln -- The Red team earned a 16-7 victory over the White team, as Nebraska ended the spring football season with the annual Red-White game in front of 30,414 spectators at Memorial Stadium here Saturday. The Huskers, who open the 2001 campaign in the Pigskin Classic against Texas Christian on Aug. 25, will now work on conditioning and individual workouts before returning for fall practice in early August (click here for full release | Results)

Gardner Wins 2000 Sullivan Award
Orlando, Fla. --Former University of Nebraska wrestler Rulon Gardner won the James E. Sullivan Award Monday. The award is presented to the nation's outstanding amateur athlete by the AAU. Gardner captured the attention of the nation last summer with his dramitic 1-0 overtime victory over Russia's Alexander Kareline to take the Greco-Roman heavyweight gold medal in Sydney. Karelin, who had taken the previous three gold medals in the event, had never lost an international match before Gardner's amazing upset. At Nebraska, Gardner led a Husker attack in 1993 that finished third at the NCAA Championships, the best finish in school history. An All-American in 1993, he posted a career record of 58-15-2 while at NU. Gardner becomes the third wrestler to win the Sullivan Award, joining freestyle stars John Smith in 1990 and Bruce Baumgartner in 1995. (click here for full release).

Huskers Rally for Weekend Sweep Over No. 8 Baylor
Lincoln - Matt Hopper's grand slam capped a seven-run eighth inning, as fifth-ranked Nebraska concluded a series sweep of No. 8 Baylor, winning 10-4 in front of 1,355 fans at Buck Beltzer Stadium Sunday afternoon (click here for full release | Boxscore).

Walker leads Huskers to sweep of Oklahoma State
Lincoln, Neb. -- Leigh Ann Walker struck out 14 of the 19 batters she faced in a one-hit shutout to lead the No. 14 Nebraska softball team to an 8-0 win over Oklahoma State before 394 fans Sunday afternoon at the NU Softball Complex. With the win, the Huskers improved to 37-10 overall and 9-1 in the Big 12 Conference. NU has won 27 of its last 28 games (click here for full release)

Huskers Receive Final Commitment For 2001-02 Season
Lincoln -- John Turek has signed a national letter-of-intent to attend the University of Nebraska and play basketball for the Huskers, NU Head Coach Barry Collier announced Wednesday. Turek, a 6-9, 215-pound forward from Council Bluffs, Iowa, could fill the forward and center positions for the Huskers (click here for full release).

Huskers Receive Honors At Men's Basketball Banquet

Huskers Head To NCAA Championships
Lincoln -- After capturing their second straight South Central Regional title, the Nebraska women’s gymnastics team will head to Athens, Ga., to compete in the NCAA Championships April 19-21. The Huskers posted the eighth best regional score with a 196.200, and will be competing in the evening session with Stanford, Georgia, Denver, Utah and Arizona State. Michigan, Oregon State, UCLA, Alabama, Oklahoma and Florida will all compete in the afternoon session (click here for full release | Postseason Release in PDF Format).

Nebraska Men’s Tennis Team Signs Two
LINCOLN, Neb. ----- Jose Hernan Gomez Lopez and Joel Reckeway have signed national letters-of-intent to attend the University of Nebraska and play tennis for the Huskers, NU head men’s tennis coach Kerry McDermott announced Monday. (click here for release)

Nebraska Women’s Tennis Team Gets By Colorado, 4-3
Ames, Iowa -- The 47th-ranked Nebraska women’s tennis team picked up a solid victory Saturday, as it defeated No. 63 Colorado, 4-3, at a neutral site in Ames, Iowa. With the victory, the Huskers improve to 17-3 on the season and 5-3 in the Big 12, while CU drops to 8-11 overall and 3-6 in the league. (click here for full release).

2001 Husker Power Athlete of the Year
Lincoln -- The male and female 2001 Husker Power Athletes of the Year Awards were presented at a banquet held April 11, 2001 at the Performance Buffet. This year, Nebraska Athletics honored the accomplishments of 16 athletes who were chosen as their teams' Lifters of the Year (click here for full release)

Huskers Take Two From Gators
Lincoln, Neb. -- The Nebraska volleyball team used 20 kills from sophomore outside hitter Laura Pilakowski to sweep a pair of spring exhibition matches from the Florida Gators Saturday afternoon at the NU Coliseum (click here for full release)

NU Continues Spring Season with Florida Saturday

Huskers Top Defending NCAA Champion North Carolina
Chapel Hill, N.C. -- The Nebraska soccer team rallied from an early one-goal deficit on Saturday to defeat defending national champion North Carolina, 3-1. Husker forward Christine Latham, midfielder Kori Saunders and forward Christy Harms scored goals for the Huskers, while Erin Miller and Leah Lamale split time in goal. (click here for full release).

Husker Men and Women Take Second at UCLA Triangular
Los Angeles, Calif. -- The Nebraska men's and women's track and field teams both placed second to UCLA in a triangular meet on Saturday at Drake Stadium. The NU men scored 137 ½ points - behind UCLA's 173 ½ - while Cal State Northridge finished third with 84 points. On the women's side, UCLA won with 157 points. The Husker women notched 135 points and Cal State Northridge finished with 87 (click here for full release).

Huskers Take Third at Susie Maxwell Berning Classic
Norman, Okla.–The 34th-ranked Nebraska women’s golf team finished third at the Susie Maxwell Berning Classic Tuesday at Jimmie Austin G.C. in Norman, Okla., marking its second highest finish of the season. It was also NU’s ninth top-10 finish in 10 tournaments this season (click here for full release).

Severe Weather Cancels Second Day of
Branson Creek Invite
Springfield, Mo. - The remaining 18 holes of the Branson Creek Invitational hosted by Southwest Missouri State were cancelled due to severe weather which moved through Sunday morning, causing damage to the course and facilities. The Huskers finished the tournament in third place with a score of 560 over two rounds (click here for full release).

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