Huskers Top Alumni Team, 2-0

Lincoln - The 2004 Nebraska soccer team defeated a collection of alumni players, 2-0, on Saturday night at the Abbott Sports Complex in front of 1,003 fans in the soccer program's inaugural Alumni Game.

Junior Kari Hogan scored the Huskers' first goal at 47:30, just over 12 minutes into the second 35-minute half. Sophomore Brittany Timko added her second goal of the exhibition season 11 minutes later.

Hogan and Timko each beat ex-Husker goalie Becky Hornbacher, who is now the head coach at Big 12 rival Iowa State. Hogan lofted a shot over the head of Hornbacher that found the back of the net on the opposite post. Timko scored minutes later on a similar play.

Timko beat Hornbacher to a ball outside the box, dribbled around her and lofted a shot into the top of the net on the opposite post. Both goals were unassisted.

For the game, NU outshot the alumni team 14-9 and recorded five cornerkicks to the alumni's one. In goal, Katie Wright recorded two saves. Playing every minute in goal in the Huskers' two exhibition games this season, Wright has posted two shutouts.

Before the game, a ceremony was held to retire the jersey of the late Jenna Cooper. Twenty-five members of Cooper's family made the trip to Lincoln from Cooper's hometown of Louisville, Ky.

At the ceremony, the team presented her family with a framed jersey and a banner bearing a No. 3 jersey was revealed. Head Coach John Walker, current Husker Lindsey Ingram and former Husker Christy Harms all spoke at the ceremony, as did Nebraska Athletic Director Steve Pederson.

Nebraska opens the regular season on Friday, Aug. 27 against defending national champion and preseason No. 1 North Carolina at 7 p.m. at the Abbott Sports Complex as part of the adidas Invitational. Tickets are available the day of the game, or by calling the Nebraska ticket office at 1-800-8-BIGRED. Ticket prices are $4 for adults and $2 for children.