Basketball player's grandparents die in after-game crash
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Posted 2:22PM on Thursday, January 31, 2002
LINCOLN, Neb. - The grandparents of Nebraska basketball player Jake Muhleisen were killed in a crash on their way home from the Cornhuskers' win over Texas Tech. <br>
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Ardean Muhleisen, 68, and his wife Patty, 66, were in their car, which went out of control on ice and was struck by a tractor trailer Wednesday night. <br>
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The Muhleisens were returning to Milford, about 20 miles west of Lincoln, after Nebraska's 80-69 upset of 20th-ranked Texas Tech. Jake Muhleisen, a freshman guard, scored 11 points for the Huskers. <br>
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"Everyone associated with the Nebraska basketball program extends its deepest sympathy," Nebraska coach Barry Collier said Thursday. <br>
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