Sophomore midfielder Aaliyah Farmer posted one shot on objective versus the College of Nebraska on Sunday afternoon in Lincoln. (Tomoki Chien | Day by day Trojan)
After falling behind within the first half, the USC Ladies’s soccer group battled again to safe a tie 1-1 towards College of Nebraska-Lincoln Sunday afternoon.
“It’s a kind of video games the place a tie feels extra like a loss, so I feel we’re taking it fairly laborious,” mentioned Head Coach Jane Alukonis. “It’s a recreation we felt we would have liked to win and needed to win, and it didn’t go our means at present.”
Nebraska secured the lead late within the first-half after sophomore ahead Abbey Schwarz scored within the thirty seventh minute. The Trojans struggled with their very own capturing within the first half, totaling solely 6 pictures in comparison with Nebraska’s 11.
“Nebraska does a very good job of simply making the sport actually disruptive within the air, plenty of fouls, very bodily. We have been hoping to have the ability to settle the sport, maintain it on the bottom and play a bit extra soccer, however there have been quite a lot of moments that required us simply to outwork them,” Alukonis mentioned. “The sport was very disruptive and only a robust one to play.”
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Regardless of the low variety of first half pictures and overwhelming bodily play by the Huskies, who dedicated 10 first half fouls, the sport was nearer than it could have appeared.
“We speak rather a lot in regards to the high quality of pictures,” Alukonis mentioned. “Typically Nebraska does put quite a lot of pictures on the board, nevertheless it doesn’t all the time essentially imply that they have been nearer to scoring.”
After a halftime adjustment, the Trojans started attacking the objective extra, outshooting Nebraska 11-5 within the ultimate 45 minutes and totaling 9 pictures on objective to Nebraska’s 3 over the course of the sport.
“We talked to our group rather a lot about ensuring our chances are high high quality,” Aluknois mentioned. “We needed to go a bit extra direct and chase the sport, and I believed we have been profitable in what we tried to make use of, aside from a pair that have been offside or didn’t fairly end.”
The Trojan’s direct play paid off as sophomore ahead Simone Jackson discovered the again of the online within the 54th minute, scoring off an help by senior midfielder Croix Bethune. With the objective, Jackson prolonged her scoring streak to 3 consecutive video games.
“Simone has completed rather well getting on the board, recreation after recreation,” Alukonis mentioned. “By way of moving into the positions we needed to, I believed that we have been pretty profitable.”
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Nevertheless, regardless of the elevated shot quantity within the second half, the Trojan’s did not convert any of their possibilities right into a recreation winner.
“I feel we created, however a few of our greatest possibilities have been referred to as offsides,” Alukonis revealed. The Trojans have been referred to as offside 3 times all through the sport. “General, we simply wanted one or two of these to go our means however didn’t have the luck at present.”
On prime of the stress of two separate street video games in 4 days, USC can be making an attempt to take care of the fixed shuffling of their roster as gamers go away and return from excursions with their nationwide groups.
“Whereas it’s very nice to have quite a lot of gamers again, typically you don’t fairly know the way lengthy they are going to be capable of play for or at what stage they’re able to carry out, simply based mostly on every thing their our bodies have gone by means of not too long ago” Alukonis mentioned. “It’s good to have extra choices, however we additionally must reintegrate them into the group.”
After an extended weekend of play, the Trojans have three days to relaxation earlier than they return to motion towards UC Irvine Thursday afternoon.
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“At all times, our focus is outworking the opposite group, creating extra possibilities, placing objectives away, and attempting to disclaim any alternative of hazard from them,” Alukonis mentioned. “We’re conscious of the extent that Irvine is, and it’s going to be a tricky one, however we are going to work as laborious as we presumably can to get the consequence.”
The Trojans look to say victory as they return residence towards UC Irvine at Soni McAlister Discipline on Sept. 15 at 3:00 pm.
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) – Luke Jensen and Rob Kugler, two Nebraska born veterans, are premiering a film called ‘Crossed Paths’ to bring awareness of the struggles that veterans often face.
The film showcases the journey of Jensen and Kugler after they were deployed to Afghanistan and Iraq in the 2000s.
In their separate journeys, Kugler was faced with the loss of a family member and pet while facing his duties and building resillience through community support in the Marine Corps.
Jensen was faced with the struggle for self discovery in the Marine Corps Reserves in Omaha and in the National Guard.
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According to Jensen, he began to heal after traveling to Peru and discovering natural medicine like Ayahuasca and other meditating techniques.
Both veterans are hopeful their film can serve as a gateway for veterans that there is hope at the end of the tunnel.
“From my point of view, I think it’s always good to be willing to try something new,” Jensen said. “I think just watching it feels like you’re going on an adventure and traveling to a different place.”
The ‘Crossed Paths’ film will premiere Saturday, January 11th, at 7:00 p.m. at UNO’s Thompson Alumni Center.
Nebraska Cornhuskers (12-3, 2-2 Big Ten) at Purdue Boilermakers (12-4, 4-1 Big Ten)
West Lafayette, Indiana; Sunday, 12 p.m. EST
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BOTTOM LINE: Nebraska visits No. 20 Purdue after Brice Williams scored 28 points in Nebraska’s 97-87 overtime loss to the Iowa Hawkeyes.
The Boilermakers are 8-0 on their home court. Purdue has an 11-4 record against teams over .500.
The Cornhuskers are 2-2 in Big Ten play. Nebraska scores 77.5 points and has outscored opponents by 10.8 points per game.
Purdue’s average of 8.4 made 3-pointers per game this season is just 0.7 fewer made shots on average than the 9.1 per game Nebraska gives up. Nebraska scores 8.9 more points per game (77.5) than Purdue allows to opponents (68.6).
The Boilermakers and Cornhuskers face off Sunday for the first time in Big Ten play this season.
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TOP PERFORMERS: Trey Kaufman-Renn is scoring 17.7 points per game with 6.3 rebounds and 2.3 assists for the Boilermakers.
Williams is scoring 19.4 points per game with 3.6 rebounds and 2.4 assists for the Cornhuskers.
LAST 10 GAMES: Boilermakers: 7-3, averaging 75.0 points, 29.9 rebounds, 16.5 assists, 6.2 steals and 2.1 blocks per game while shooting 47.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 69.1 points per game.
Cornhuskers: 8-2, averaging 77.9 points, 34.0 rebounds, 14.6 assists, 7.8 steals and 2.5 blocks per game while shooting 48.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 67.6 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
LINCOLN, Neb. (WOWT) – Friday, Senator Kathleen Kauth introduced Legislative Bill 89, or Stand with Women Act.
Sen. Kauth was joined by Governor Jim Pillen and advocates for the bill which aims to impact all schools, colleges, and state agencies.
Its expands portions of the Women’s Bill of Rights passed by Gov. Pillen through Executive Order in 2023.
If passed, LB 89 would create a definition of the male and female genders. It would also require people to use the bathroom and locker rooms according to that definition.
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“Honestly, my heart just mostly breaks for the trans community because I believe a lot of them resorted to that community was because people weren’t listening when they were crying,” said Nebraska volleyball player Rebekah Allick.
“People weren’t listening when they were asking for help and they were confused. The questions is not what God condemns us for but is when we make those active decisions to defy him.”
The bill would also create restrictions for participation in sports. Prohibiting trans men and women from playing sports alongside the gender they identify with.
LB 89 would also require sports teams to adhere to its definition of what a male and female are when adding athletes to their rosters.
“We see those opposed to allowing men into women sports locker rooms, restrooms, and prisons, we see the people opposed to it as the problem. So, my question is just in how this short amount of time, how have we gotten to this extreme?” said Nebraska softball player Jordyn Bahl.
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“I believe that a big part of the answer to that is just extremism across the board. There’s been extreme demand but there is also been extreme consequences for saying no to insanity that has been pushed upon us.”
ACLU of Nebraska Policy Director Scout Richters says the bill is a further escalation from the Sports and Spaces Act which failed last year.
“It will impact trans Nebraskans, if enacted it will impact them at any touch point they have with a government agency or in using identification that doesn’t correspond with their gender identity,” said Richters. “So, each of those things are harmful and damaging and again invites harassment and violence and attempts to erase those identities.”
She says every Nebraskan deserves to be themselves and bills like that undermine it. Richters worries it could lead to further attacks and discrimination against the trans community.
”As a woman it is very upsetting to have your identity as a women used to discriminate against a group of Nebraskans,” said Richters. “There are many other efforts and bills that could be enacted to improve the lives of women. So, to deem this bill what they’ve called it is very insulting and upsetting.”
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Richters plans to continue educating voters as the bill continues to evolves.
Sen. Kauth says she doesn’t have the 33 votes she needs right now but believes she can get them.
LGBTQ+ advocacy group OutNebraska issued a statement about the proposed bill.
“LB89 goes way beyond the defeated Sports and Spaces Ban and escalates the potential dangers to our community,” said Abbi Swatsworth, executive director of OutNebraska. “The best approach to ensuring the safety and wellbeing of all, both transgender and non-transgender people alike, is not LB89.”
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