attack proved too tough for the reigning national champs

Pascal Wehrlein wants to know why he was overlooked for a seat at Force India, following the teams decision to sign his Manor teammate Esteban Ocon for 2017.Wehrlein and Ocon have been partners since the latter replaced Rio Haryanto in Belgium, with many seeing the situation as a shootout for a seat further up the grid between the Mercedes drivers. Despite out-qualifying Ocon in five of their seven sessions together and continuing to perform well on race day, the French driver was confirmed as Sergio Perezs next teammate on Thursday.The German, who has previously tested for Force India, admits he was disappointed to hear their final decision.I dont know if it was the test and if it was decided by something else, he said. It is like that and I will ask why or what happened, or what can I improve from my side... otherwise with the performance on track I am quite happy. It is not the end of the world, it is a missed opportunity, but not the end of the world.When asked if he felt the decision was fair, he replied: I dont want to answer because it will just turn out bad for me. I will try to do my best in the last races as I always have. In the last six races we have been three times in Q2, so hopefully we can keep up with that.Though Mercedes is understood to have pushed hard for Ocon to join Manor in the summer, and had even been considering a drive at Renault, Wehrlein says Force India had the final say on which of them got the drive.[Mercedes boss Toto Wolff] said that Force India chose Esteban and that is their decision.Ocons move means Wehrleins options look limited next year. Of the three teams yet to confirm next years drivers, Haas is expected to announce the signing of Kevin Magnussen in Brazil this weekend. That leaves Sauber, who are expected to retain Marcus Ericsson and Felipe Nasr, and Wehrleins current team Manor.Wehrlein admits his future may be more certain if Manor can finish 10th, with the added prize money negating the need for a well-backed driver.I think it would be easier to stay because for sure there are drivers with a lot of money and if we stay in P10 we get a bit more money. But I dont know if the team will decide because of that or not or if this is an affect that is very important or not. I dont know.First of all I hope to stay in Formula One -- and where it is, is not my decision. So, I hope we can find a seat for next year and where it is. It is not my decision, but as I also said many weeks before, I would be happy to stay at Manor. Cheap Adidas NHL Jerseys . And follow TSN.ca right through Deadline Day for all the updates. 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The Oilers come in having lost five in a row (0-4-1) and 16 of their last 20 games, dropping a 2-1 decision to the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday. COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ebony Nwanebu had 15 kills to help No. 4 Texas beat top-ranked Nebraska in three sets in the NCAA womens volleyball semifinals.Paulina Prieto-Cerame added 15 kills in Texas 25-18, 25-23, 25-21 victory.The Longhorns (27-4) will face Stanford in the final. The Cardinal beat Minnesota in four sets in the first semifinal.We have a lot of self-confidence as a team going into it, Texas coach Jerritt Elliott said. Ive been to a lot of Final Fours and this is the calmest Ive been going into it. I just had a feeling with this group that they would perform at a high level tonight. And they proved that.Nebraskas leading hitters, Kadie Rolfzen and Mikaela Foecke, combined for 19 kills. Foecke was set 30 times and swung at a rate of .333. Nebraska finished 31-3.The match was a rematch of the 2015 national championship game in Omaha, Nebraska, where the Cornhuskers won in three sets. The Huskers beat Texas in late August, but the Longhorns attack proved too tough for the reigning national champs.With Texas leading 19-18 in the third set, Texas went on a 6-3 run to close out the match. Nwanebu had three kkills in that stretch, capped off with one of Morgan Johnsons four kills that sent Texas to its second consecutive national championship match.ddddddddddddn the final set, Texas had a .424 hitting percentage, with eight kills from Nwanebu.Texas was practically flawless when the ball was in the air. The Longhorns had a total of just eight hitting errors on 109 attempts. Nebraska, on the other hand, had 21 hitting errors and got outblocked 10-4.Very uncharacteristic, Nebraska coach John Cook said. I saw stuff I havent seen all year tonight. But thats what happens in a match like this sometimes.Nebraska climbed out of a 2-0 hole and came back to win against Penn State in their regional semifinal match, but Texas had an answer any time the Cornhuskers had the chance to grab the momentum.I feel like thats the calmest environment Ive ever been in and its the most hectic tournament ever, Nwanebu said. So I just think everyones emotions were in check and that really helped us win tonight. ' ' '