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Tuesday, February 14. 1995
SPORTS UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Hockey player injured in bloody accident
High school student survives throat slashing The Associated Press
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ROCKLAND, Mass. — A high school hockey player who narrowly escaped death after his throat was slashed by an opponent's skate was recovering yesterday at a hospital near Boston.
Joe Carista, a junior right wing for Whitman-Hanson High School, was in stable condition at South Shore Hospital in Weymouth. On Saturday, 155 stitches were required to close an 18-inch wound in his throat.
"If the skate) had come any closer to his jugular, we would have lost him," said hockey coach Bob Corliss. "I could see the inside of his whole throat.
Carista fell to the ice when he went to check a Dennis-Yarmouth player early in their game at Rockland Arena. While he was down, an opposing player inadvertently skated over Carista's
throat.
He got up and skated over to the coach.
"I grabbed him by the shoulders and put him between my knees and said, 'Don't take your eyes off my eyes'," Corliss said.
Corriss asked his player some routine questions, which Carista answered, but got scared.
"He asked me, 'Am I going to die coach? Tell me how bad it is?' I downplayed it and told him I'd had worse cuts before." Corliss said.
Big Country yet to hit high note
Two aides put gauze pads on Carista's throat before the ambulance got the teen to the hospital. He underwent 58 minutes of surgery.
Carista asked Corliss not to accompany him to the hospital. Assistant coach David Pierce went instead. Corliss coached the remainder of the game, and Whitman-Hanson won.
Less than a month ago, a Quincy high school hockey player died after being checked during a game.
Reeves playing well,but can't win Big Eight award
KANSAS CITY, Mo.—In a victory and a loss last week, Oklahoma State's Bryant Reeves had 49 points and 27 rebounds.
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In two victories for Missouri, Julian Winfield had 24 points and 28 rebounds.
If you are surprised to hear that Winfield, not Reeves, is the Big Eight Conference Player of the Week, shake hands with Eddie Sutton.
"Not to take anything away from Julian Winfield," the Oklahoma State coach said yesterday during the conference's weekly teleconference. "But here we are almost two-thirds of the way through the season, and here's the guy leading the league in scoring, rebounding and field goal percentage, and he has yet to win player of the week.
"It seems to me the guy is deserving of it."
Sutton said Reeves, the 7-foot senior who won Big Eight Player-of-the-Year honors as a sophomore, was not getting his due from the media.
Oklahoma's Ryan Minor, Oklahoma State's Randy Rutherford and Kansas' Jerod Haase are all two-time winners this year, while Reeves has been shut out of the Big Eight award, which is decided by a panel of two broadcasters and one writer.
"The pro scouts know how good he is. I guess some of
the sportswriters don't," Sutton said, adding that Reeves' 33-point, 20-rebound effort against Kansas ranks among the top 10 in league history.
"I just don't think he gets the recognition he deserves," Sutton said.
Reeves is averaging 22.8 points and 9.6 rebounds while hitting 61.4 percent. The rebounding average and field goal percentage lead the league; he is second in scoring to Oklahoma's Minor, who averages 22.9 points.
Reeves, who in Big Eight games is averaging 23.5 points and 11.3 rebounds, does not sound as though he's particularly disturbed.
When asked how many times he had been player of the week this season, he said, "I don't know, sir.
"It's a great honor, but at the same time, Julian played well this week. He deserved it." Reeves said. "Team goals are first for me. The things that happen to me individually are going to happen no matter what."
After being the Big Eight's Player of the Year as a sophomore, Reeves was beaten out for the honor last season by Melvin Booker, who led Missouri to a 14-0 conference season.
If he had a vote right now on the Big Eight's top player of the year, whom would he favor?
"The pro scouts know how good he is.I guess some of the sportswriters don't."
"I'd probably have to say Ryan Minor. He's having an excellent season," Reeves said.
Another player having a good season under great stress is Kansas State's Demond Wilson, who is hobbled with a severe ankle injury.
"He did get a pretty good one," said Wildcats coach Tom Asbury. "One of those that's going to be hard to tell the severity and duration of it."
Absbury said Wilson was questionable for the game Saturday against No.3 Kansas.
Eddie Sutton Oklahoma State basketball coach
Tonight Kansas is headed to Lincoln, Neb., a place that has never been kind to teams coached by Roy Williams. The Jayhawks have won just once in Williams' six trips to Lincoln.
"We haven't done as well as we'd like by any means," Williams said. "We've been in position to win a couple of times, but right at the very end they made the plays and we didn't. But that's in the past. It doesn't have anything to do with this game."
"Emotion has been a factor with us," said Nebraska coach Danny Nee. "Many times, Kansas has had the best
team. But emotion with our crowd as the sixth man (has helped). We've been a little lucky.
"But all that is history. I don't think it's going to be a factor (tonight)."
Huskies dominates AP polls
AP Top 25
The top 25 teams in The Associated Press' college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Feb.1,2.
rank team record pta. pr
1. UConn (50)19-1 1,626 3
2. UNC(6) 19-2 1,527 1
3. Kansas (3)18-3 1,464 2
4. Ky.(6) 17-3 1,441 5
5. UMass 18-2 1,451 4
6. UCLA 16-2 1,354 6
7. Md.(1) 19-4 1,306 8
8. Mich. St. 17-3 1,099 7
9. Missouri 18-3 971 13
10. Arkansas 19-5 965 12
11. Syracuse 17-4 956 10
12. Arizona 18-5 911 9
13. Ariz. St. 18-5 889 14
14. Wk. For. 15-5 819 11
15. Villanova 17-5 805 16
16. Virginia 16-6 706 17
17. Stanford 15-5 377 15
18. Alabama 17-5 360 23
19. Oregon 14-5 344 22
20. Ga. Tech 15-8 298 18
21. Iowa St. 18-6 289 19
22. Okla. St. 18-6 265 24
23. Miss. St. 15-5 218 21
24. Minn. 16-6 163 —
25. Purdue 16-6 163 25
Other receiving votes: Brigham Young 134, Georgetown 130, Xavier, Ohio 62, Utah 52, W. Kentucky 42, Utah St. 32, Oklahoma 31, California 29, Penn 23, Memphis 21, St. Louis 21, N.C. Charlotte 17, Virginia Tech 15.
Source: The Associated Press KANSAN
Kansas falls to No. 3 Missouri rises again
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Connecticut is No. 1. Connecticut is No. 1.
For the first time, teams from one school are top-ranked in the men's and women's college basketball polls.
The school's first men's No. 1 ranking came when the Huskies received 50 first-place votes and 1,626 points from the national media panel, easily outdistancing North Carolina, which dropped to second following a midweek loss to Maryland.
Connecticut (19-1) jumped from third to first by keeping its Big East record perfect with a 77-70 victory at Syracuse on Sunday.
North Carolina (19-2) had moved back into the top spot last week following Massachusetts' four-week run at No. 1.
Kansas (18-3), which lost to Oklahoma State Feb. 6 and is the only team to beat Connecticut, dropped from second to third and received three first-place votes.
The Tar Heels, who beat Georgia Tech on Sunday, were No. 1 on six ballots and had 1,527 points.
Kentucky (17-3), which had six first place votes, moved up one spot to fourth and was followed by Massachusetts (18-2), which fell one place in a week that saw the Minuteum win one game and have another suspended at halftime by a student protest at Rutgers.
UCLA held sixth and was followed by Maryland, which got one first-
place vote, Michigan State, Missouri and Arkansas.
Syracuse dropped one place to lead the second ten and was followed by Arizona, Arizona State, Wake Forest, Villanova, Virginia, Stanford, Alabama, Oregon and Georgia Tech.
Iowa State led the last five and was followed by Oklahoma State, Mississippi State, Minnesota and Purdue.
Minnesota was the week's lone newcomer to the rankings, replacing Georgetown, which dropped from 20th after losing to Boston College last week, the Hoyas' third straight loss.
Connecticut became the fourth school to hold the No.1 ranking this season, joining Arkansas, Massachusetts and North Carolina. Last season, six different schools held the top ranking.
The Huskies become the first in the Big East to hold the No.1 spot since Syracuse was on top for six weeks in 1989-90.
Minnesota (16-6) was ranked for four weeks earlier this season but dropped from the poll following a three-game losing streak.
The Golden Gophers rejoined the rankings, having won five of six Big Ten games, with a one-point loss at Michigan State.
The Connecticut women's team, which moved into the top spot in mid-January, also won Sunday, improving its record to 21-0.
Georgetown (14-6) is out of the poll for the first time this season after reaching as high as 10th.
Since then, the Hoyas have lost five of eight games, with all of the losses coming in Big East games.
1. Connecticut (21-0) beat Seton Hall 84-52.
Next: at Pittsburgh, Thursday.
2. Tennessee (23-1) beat No. 7 Vanderbilt 75-55.
Women's Top 25 weekend results
Next: vs. DePaul, today.
3. Colorado (20-2) beat Missouri
79-57.
Next: vs. Nebraska, Friday.
4. Texas Tech (22-3) did not play.
Next: at Houston, tomorrow.
5. Louisiana Tech (20-3) did not play.
Next: at Southwestern Louisville. Thursday
Next to Southeastern
Louisiana, Thursday.
6. Stanford (19-2) did not play.
Next at California, Friday.
7. Vanderbilt (20-5) lost to No. 2
California 75-55.
Next: vs. Nicholls State, today.
8. Virginia (20-3) beat No. 21 Duke 67-61.
9. Western Kentucky (18-3) did not play.
Next: at South Alabama, Thursday.
10. Georgia (19-2) did not play.
Played at Texas last night.
11. North Carolina (22-3) did not play.
12. California (22-3) did not play.
Next vs. No. 23 Oregon State,
Fridav.
Next: vs. Clemson, tomorrow.
12. Washington (19-5) beat No.
22 Southern Cal 75-72.
13. Penn State (18-4) beat North western 86-62.
Next: vs. Iowa, Friday.
Next: vs. Mississippi State, tomorrow.
14. Mississippi (18-4) did not play.
15. Kansas (16-7) lost to Kansas State 80-73.
Next: at Oklahoma State, Friday.
16. George Washington (16-4) did not play.
Played at Rhode Island last night.
17. Purdue (18-6) beat Iowa 62-5.
Next: vs. Minnesota, Friday.
18. Florida (18-6) did not play.
Played at New Orleans last night.
19. Alabama (16-7) did not play.
Next: vs. Alabama State,
tomorrow.
20. Arkansas (17-5) did not play.
Next: at LSU, today.
21. Duke (17-5) lost to No. 8 Virginia 67-61.
Next: at Wake Forest, Thursday.
22. Southern Cal (13-6) lost to No. 12 Washington 75-72.
Next: at Arizona State Thursday.
23. Oregon State (15-4) did not play.
Next: at No.12 Washington, Friday.
24. Oklahoma (16-6) beat Nebraska 85-83.
Next: vs. Kansas State, Friday.
25. Wisconsin (16-6) lost to Michigan State 78-62.
Next: at Ohio State, Friday.
AP Top 25
The Top Twenty Five teams in the Associated Press' women's college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, record through Feb. 12.
rank team record pts. pr
1. UConn (31) 21-0 799 1
2. Tenn.(1) 23-1 769 2
3. Colorado 20-2 724 3
4. La. Tech 20-2 687 5
5. Stanford 19-2 673 6
6. Virginia 19-2 628 8
7. Texas Tech 22-3 608 4
8. Vanderbilt 20-5 569 7
9. UNC 22-3 551 11
10. Wash. 19-5 474 12
11. Penn St. 18-4 468 13
12. Georgia 19-2 462 10
13. W.Ky. 18-2 413 9
14. Florida 18-6 357 18
15. Purdue 18-6 355 17
16. Miss. 18-4 333 14
17. GW 16-4 268 16
18. Arkansas 17-5 220 20
19. Alabama 16-7 212 19
20. Kansas 16-7 177 15
21. Oregon St. 15-4 154 23
22. Duke 15-4 131 21
23. Texas A&M 15-6 76 —
24. Sthm Cal 13-6 56 22
25. Sn Dgo St. 18-4 41 —
Others receiving votes: Oklahoma 30, DePaul 29, Old Dominion 23, Clemson 19, Florida international 17, Wisconsin 17,
Auburn 11, St. Joseph's 9, Virginia Tech 9, Memphis 6, Ohio U.
4, Drake 3, Seton Hall 3, Southern methodist 5, Villanova 3, Wichita St. 3, Oklahoma St. 2,
Grambling St. 1, Lamar 1, Notre Dame 1, Ohio St. 1.
Source: The Associated Press KANSAN
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