Three Huskers named All-Big 12 team

IRVING, Texas - Three Huskers were named to the 2008 All-Big 12 Team, the conference office announced Wednesday. Seniors Emily Parsons and Desire' Sniatynski and junior Tricia Woo combined for five all-conference honors, with Parsons leading the way with three awards on vault, beam and floor. Sniatynski and Woo earned accolades on bars and beam, respectively.

All-Big 12 teams include the top four Big 12 gymnasts with the highest regional qualifying score (RQS) in each event, excluding all-around, determine All-Conference honors. The RQS can be obtained from GymInfo.com.

Nebraska will vie for its ninth Big 12 team championship on Saturday, March 29, in Norman, Okla. Competition is slated to begin at 7 p.m. at the University of Oklahoma's Lloyd Noble Center.

NU's Howard Earns Academic All-Big 12 Honor

IRVING, Texas Sophomore Kathryn Howard was one of 23 student-athletes to the 2008 Academic All-Big 12 Gymnastics Team, the league office announced Tuesday.

Howard, who has not declared a major at Nebraska, earned first-team honors for the first time in her career.

Nominated by each institution's director of student-athlete support services and the media relations offices, the gymnastics academic all-league team consisted of 19 first team members combined with four on the second team. First team members consist of those who have maintained a 3.20 or better GPA, and the second team are those who have a 3.00 to 3.19 GPA.

To qualify, student-athletes must maintain a 3.00 GPA or higher either cumulative or the two previous semesters and must have participated in 60 percent of her team's scheduled contests. Freshmen and transfers are not eligible in their first year of academic residence. Senior student-athletes who have participated for a minimum of two years and meet all the criteria except percent of participation are also eligible.

* BASEBALL

HC doubleheader with Morningside rescheduled

HASTINGS Hastings College baseball's Sunday doubleheader with Morningside has been moved to Hastings and will begin at 1 p.m. at Duncan Field. The games were originally scheduled to be played in Sioux City, Iowa.

The Broncos also host Dordt at noon on Saturday, a doubleheader originally to be played in Sioux Center, Iowa.

Both doubleheaders were moved to Hastings because of poor conditions at Dordt and Morningside.

* VOLLEYBALL

NU's Anderson named to Senior A2 National Team

LINCOLN University of Nebraska volleyball recruit Sydney Anderson was chosen as one of 22 players chosen for the U.S. Women's Senior A2 National Team program on Friday.

The 22 players, all with remaining collegiate eligibility, will be split into two 11-member squads during training sessions prior to competing in the USA Volleyball Adult Open Championships May 24-31 in Atlanta.

Anderson, who signed with Nebraska for the upcoming season, is one of three repeat members on the U.S. Women's Senior A2 National Team. Anderson, who trained with the U.S. Women's National Team in Colorado Springs, played at the University of Utah in 2006. That year, she averaged 12.45 assists, 2.77 digs and 0.76 blocks per game and was named the AVCA West Region Freshman of the Year and Mountain West Conference Setter of the Year.

USA Volleyball held two tryouts at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs to assist in the selection of the A2 Team. The first tryout session was an invitation-only event Jan. 7-11, while the second tryout was an open event held Feb. 22-24. Both tryouts doubled as evaluation periods for the A2 program as well as the U.S. Women's National Team, which will compete at the Olympic Games.

The 2008 U.S. Women's National A2 Team includes four setters, seven outside hitters, six middles, three opposites and two liberos. The players come from 14 collegiate programs.

In addition, USA Volleyball has announced the coaching staff for the U.S. Women's National A2 Teams. University of Texas Head Coach Jerritt Elliott and Michigan State University Head Coach Cathy George will serve as head coaches for the program, while University of Virginia Assistant Coach Jill Pape-Kramer and Georgia Tech Assistant Coach Ben Bodipo-Memba will serve as assistant coaches.

* COLLEGE SOFTBALL

Weather alters Huskers weekend schedule

Due to the threat of inclement weather, the schedule for this weekend's Big 12 softball series between Nebraska and No. 12 Oklahoma has been altered. The Huskers and Sooners will now play a doubleheader on Saturday beginning at 1 p.m. and there will be no game on Sunday.

Fans with tickets for Saturday's game will be guaranteed their seats for both games. Fans with tickets for Sunday's game can bring their Sunday ticket to receive general admission seating for Saturday's doubleheader, or can use their Sunday ticket for general admission seating to any future Husker softball game.

Free live audio will still be available for both games on Huskers.com, but the status of live, streaming video is in question at this time. There is a possibility the first game of the doubleheader may be offered on HuskersNSide, but please check back with Huskers.com later today or tomorrow to see if that video feed will be available.

The schedule change marks the second straight time weather has forced a doubleheader between Nebraska and Oklahoma at Bowlin Stadium. In 2006, the squads were set to square off on Saturday and Sunday, before weather forced a Saturday doubleheader. The Huskers hope they fare as well tomorrow as they did in 2006, as Nebraska swept that doubleheader from OU, posting a 9-1 run-rule victory in the first game, before completing the sweep with a 3-0 win in game two.

Saturday's doubleheader is the first of three consecutive doubleheaders at Bowlin Stadium. Nebraska will also host Northern Iowa in a doubleheader on Monday at 2 p.m. before welcoming South Dakota State to Bowlin Stadium on Wednesday for a doubleheader beginning at 4 p.m.