Knighten's return, McClure's pitching spark Huskers against Cougars

COLUMBIA, Mo. — Rhonda Revelle watched her star third baseman limp around with a boot on her right foot for most of the day. It forced her to miss the first game of the day — an 8-0 loss to Missouri, and one that broke a string of 173 consecutive starts.

At the same time, Nebraska — a defeat from elimination — was preparing to go into survivor mode.

And yet, there was MJ Knighten, an All-Big Ten first-team performer, back at the hotel between games Friday, telling her coach that she was going to play.

“I was just sitting next to her, not even thinking that she could play, and I said, ‘So, how are you doing?’” Revelle recalled after the Huskers defeated BYU 2-0 to remain alive in the Columbia…