Kearney, Neb. – The weekend schedules for the Nebraska-Kearney softball, track and field and tennis teams have changed due to weather.
 
The 42nd-ranked Loper women's tennis team (11-8, 4-3) will now host 53rd-ranked Missouri Western State (13-4, 4-2) on Sunday at 11 a.m. in Harmon Park. That MIAA dual was originally set for Friday at 3 p.m. Both squads are ranked in the all-important NCAA Central Region and the dual will also serve as UNK's "Senior Day."
 
Next, the Loper softball team (22-18, 12-6) will now face Newman (15-25, 6-12) on Thursday instead of Saturday. These games will be played at 12 and 2 p.m. On Friday, the games against 4th-ranked Central Oklahoma (38-6, 17-1) have been moved up two hours to a 12 & 2 p.m. starts. These games wrap up a rare 12-game home stand for UNK with Friday's games being "Senior Day."

Finally, the Loper track and field teams will not go to Emporia State for the Midwest Classic on Saturday as originally scheduled but instead stay closer at home for Doane's Jim Dutcher Memorial. UNK will compete in the hammer and javelin on Friday and then all day Saturday. 
 
Also in town this weekend is football (spring game, 1 p.m. Saturday) and volleyball (Legends Classic, 10 a.m., Saturday). More information will be released about those events on Wednesday.