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Athlete of the week: Abbey Schwarz, raising the bar for Nebraska soccer
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – The Nebraska women’s soccer team had a magical season in 2023, and senior forward Abbey Schwarz hopes to lead the Huskers to an even greater campaign in 2024.
Schwarz enters her senior season with an already loaded resume.
Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2023, 2024), Academic All-Big Ten (2022, 2023), Big Ten Freshman of the Week (Oct. 26) and the Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2022, 2023, 2024) are just a few awards to her name.
The Huskers kicked off preseason soccer last Monday.
Schwarz made her presence on the pitch known with two goals to help give Nebraska a 5-1 win over Kansas City.
“Finishing off some of those scrappier goals is one of my goals,” said Schwarz. “It was good, it was a good little confidence boost.”
The Huskers experienced a run unlike any in recent memory last season, winning the Big Ten regular season title and making it the Elite 8 in the NCAA Tournament.
“Last year was such a great year and I think one of the best things is that we were so present to the moment,” said Schwarz.
Looking ahead to this season, Nebraska comes into the year pre-ranked 6th in the nation.
Starting out sixth.
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— Nebraska Soccer (@HuskerSoccer) August 7, 2024
“Seeing where we’re at now and setting our sights on Big Ten regular season, tournament championships, and national championships things like that,” said Schwarz. “There’s been a shift, I think, in just the perspective of not only on the individuals on the team but the team collectively.”
Nebraska finished with a 1-1 record in preseason games following a 1-0 loss to Oklahoma on Friday.
The Huskers kick off the year at Hibner Stadium versus Oklahoma State on Thursday, Aug. 15 at 7:05 p.m.
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$22,000 2by2 winning ticket sold in Grand Island
GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (KSNB) – A Grand Island lottery player is holding a winning ticket worth $22,000, according to the Nebraska Lottery.
Officials said one ticket purchased for the Monday, June 22 2by2 drawing matched all four winning numbers to claim the game’s top prize.
The Nebraska Lottery confirmed the ticket was sold at Hy-Vee Fast & Fresh, 118 Wilmar Ave. in Grand Island.
The winning numbers for the June 22 drawing were Red 10 and 18, and White 17 and 23.
Nebraska Lottery officials noted winning lottery tickets expire 180 days after the drawing, and prizes of $20,000 or more must be claimed in person at Nebraska Lottery headquarters in Lincoln. More information on claiming prizes is available at nelottery.com or by calling 800-587-5200.
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‘No room for error’: UNMC reflects as quarantine ends for hantavirus cruise ship passengers
After 42 days in quarantine, the last of the hantavirus cruise ship passengers have gone home.
Leaders at the University of Nebraska Medical Center said the experience offered lessons for the next quarantine unit activation and “showed what Nebraska is all about.”
“It’s a long activation period, and over those six weeks, there’s really no room for error,” said Dr. Michael Wadman, chair of the National Quarantine Unit.
Eighteen American passengers from a cruise ship that saw a hantavirus outbreak arrived at UNMC on May 11. Their quarantine in Omaha was part of a nationally coordinated effort to assess, contain and treat any potential infections.
Late last week, UNMC was down to six of the original 18 passengers. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention requested that passengers remain in quarantine through May 31. But symptoms of hantavirus can take up to 42 days to appear, so all passengers were “strongly encouraged” to stay through June 21.
Hantavirus is an illness typically tied to rodents, but it may have passed from human to human aboard the MV Hondius cruise ship, the World Health Organization (WHO) said. Three ship passengers died from the disease.
Wadman said the quarantine unit aims to “constantly improve,” so UNMC leaders listened closely to the needs and experiences of those under quarantine.
“None of us can say we know what it’s like, and we want that feedback, so that we can do better every time we activate,” Wadman said. “The people in Nebraska also stepped up.”
Local restaurants delivered food. Nearby schools sent cards. Omaha Steaks grilled out in the parking lot, and online support rolled in.
Lessons learned in Nebraska will be shared with other regional treatment centers, said Angela Vasa, director of isolation and quarantine for special pathogens at Nebraska Medicine. That includes mental wellness forums for those in quarantine and improved day-to-day operations.
With the hantavirus quarantine coming to a close, Vasa said UNMC is keeping a close eye on the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. No cases have been reported in the United States.
“At this time, we don’t have an official request or an active request to accept any individuals exposed to Ebola virus disease or Bundibugyo virus,” Vasa said, “but our team is ready, and we maintain that readiness through our training, our drills, and so should the need arise, our team would be able to respond in in response to that request.”
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