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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
TUESDAY NOVEMBER 8, 1934
Volleyball team still motivated
SECTION E
A 5-17 record will not keep Kansas from playing hard
By Chesley Dohl
Kansan sportswriter
Different things motivate different athletes.
For members of the 5-17 Kansas volleyball team, going into nationally ranked Nebraska Cornhusker territory tomorrow as underdogs is their sole motivation.
"It's an inherent motivation for us," Kansas coach Karen Schonewise said. "Nebraska is a great team. And obviously we're the underdog. It's a role we like at this point in the season."
But being an underdog did not
prove to be enough motivation when the Jayhawks traveled to Norman, Okla, last Saturday.
Although the Jayhawks were able to pull off a three-game upset against 14 Oldham at home on Oct. 1, last weekend was a different story.
Kansas came out in a flurry, winning the first game, 15-11. But afterward, the match was all Oklahoma, as it defeated the Jayhawks in the following three games, 15-2, 15-5, 15-5.
Despite the loss, Schonewise was not disappointed in Kansas' performance.
"For the most part we did some good things," Schonewise said. "Oklahoma played exceptional defense against us. Their defense was the major difference in the overall outcome of the match."
Freshman outside hitter Leslie Purkeypile, last year's Kansas Volleyball Player of the Year, and sophomore outside hitter Katie Walsh paced the Jayhawks' offensive attack with 10 kills each.
Kansas produced 38 team kills with a .027 hitting percentage, compared to the Sooners' 53 team kills nailed down with a .239 hitting percentage.
"They have two players on the left, who were able to put the ball away," Schonewise said.
However, Schonewise said Kansas did a good job of adjusting to its attackers.
Junior Tracie Walt led Kansas with 12 digs, and four other Jayhawks recorded 11 digs each.
In every match this season, including those that ended in defeat, Schonewise said several Jayhawks showed definite improvement in at least one area of their game.
Kansas assistant volleyball coach Liz Berg said one such player this week was freshman outside hitter
Maggie Mohrfeld.
"Overall, Maggie had a great night for us," Berg said about the Oklahoma match. "She showed us a great defensive effort."
Mohfeld recorded 11 digs in the Kansas backcourt, relieving freshman outside hitter Kendra Kahler.
Though Kansas has a 2-6 Big Eight Conference record, Schonewise said a fourth place conference finish was still within reach.
But realistically, Schonewise said, Kansas is looking at a five place Big Eight finish. Kansas has four conference matches remaining this season: Nebraska, Colorado, Kansas State and Missouri.
"There are several teams in the conference who have the ability to end up with 4-8 records," Schonewise said. "Then again, we could beat Nebraska and Colorado and finish up better than 4-0."
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Kansas sophomore outside hitter Katie Walsh bumps a spike as junior middle blocker Jenny Larson, No. 10, and junior outside hitter Tracie Walt, No. 8, look on. The 5-17 Jayhawks are using their underdog status as motivation.
Kansas keeps bulking up; season winds down
Kansas senior safety Kwamie Lassiter, left, and a group of Jayhawk defenders use their strength to the up Nebraska tailback Lawrence Phillips. The Kansas football team depends on the training tables to replenish nutrients lost while working out.
Players' meals are low in fat, but high in carbohydrates
By Matt Irwin Kansan sportswriter
Kansas football players are meat-and- potato guys.
So says Jason Olds, manager of the food service and training table for athletes at the Burge Union.
Olds and Fred Roll, Kansas strength and conditioning coordinator, plan the meal choices for breakfast and dinner for the football team.
Roll said that he and Olds tried to set the menu so that the players' diet would contain less than 30 percent fat, which is considered a low-fat diet.
Roll said that the meals were usually high in carbohydrates to replenish those lost in workouts and practices.
Olds said that breakfast choices included eggs, sausage and bacon made of turkey or chicken as a substitute. Oatmeal, cereal, grits and fresh fruit are also available.
Olds said that last night they served prime rib as an entree along with a baked potato, rice, a pasta dish and choice of cooked vegetables.
"They'll eat all that plus they've got a salad bar and a deli bar," Olds said. "They eat a lot."
Olds said that as a 6-foot-1, 180-pound man, he eats about 2, 500 calories a day. Most football players eat about 5,000 calories a day.
Senior offensive guard Hessley Hempstead said that how much a player ate depended on his metabolism.
"A lot of guys trying to put on weight or keep on weight have room for all that and a salad," he said.
Linebackers are often the types of players with high metabolisms and must eat more to maintain their weight, Hempstead said.
Although Hempstead said he didn't
"I'm not hard to please, that's why I'm 295 pounds." he said.
Olds said that players' diets changed during their career. He said that freshmen linemen come out of high school as the "big men on campus" where they are sometimes encouraged to eat a lot.
"College competition is so much more fierce," Olds said. "Their size is a factor, but now they have to be leaner and meaner to excel. They come in as freshman and over the four years they're here, the players mature mentally and physically and you see a change in their body structure."
Senior quarterback Vann Davis, whose favorite meal is crab legs and prime rib, agreed with Olds' assessment.
"Some big guys eat a lot when they first come here," Davis said.
Olds said that they are always trying to improve the diet of the football team. He said that they were trying not to serve high-fat items such as pork ribs and fried chicken, and even served roasted lamb last week because it was a leaner substitute for beef.
"Thev're basically meat-and-potatoes
guys," Olds said, adding that the addition of lunch to the menu was not altogether popular. "They'll gradually learn to accept it."
Olds said that the players were allotted a certain amount of money for lunch and that they used a debit card to pay for it. He said that although the players could eat anywhere on campus, many ate lunch at the Burge Union.
He said the players didn't always eat the proper foods at lunch time.
Cyclone football coach prepares to call it quits
The Associated Press
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A builder of football dynasties,
Jim Walden was not.
but he wasn't the kind of coach who talked for 10 minutes without saving anything either.
He lost more games than he won at Iowa State, and the Cyclones might have fired him if he hadn't announced last week he was stepping down at the end of the year.
But people will miss the refreshing, humorous and frequently challenging comments he never was afraid to make. Touching upon a variety of topics, the outgoing Walden was in top form yesterday in his next-to-last Big Eight coaches' teleconference.
On officiating:
"The code of 'don't criticize officials' has gotten to the point of being ridiculous. I'm getting fired because I'm not a very good coach here right now. Players get demoted off the first team. Why is it I see the same people making the same (bad) calls year after year? Everything about officiating is done by officials."
On the special meaning of his last home game this Saturday against No. 1 Nebraska:
"I hope they don't stomp us to death. That's the special meaning. Smart people in the world don't play Nebraska on a consistent basis."
Getting outscored 71-30 in the fourth quarters of their last five games will be priority No. 1 for the Kansas State Wildcats this week
"I'd like to think if anything it's a mental letdown," said Kansas State coach Bill Snyder. "I'm not convinced we are a tired football team. I'm not sure anybody has the answers. The circumstances haven't always been the same. We try to address each one as it comes. Obviously, we haven't done a good enough job vet."
As far as a very vocal group of Oklahoma fans are concerned, Walden won't be the only Big Eight Conference coach packing his bags this winter. Pressure on Gary Gibbs seems unrelenting, even after Saturday's victory over Missouri.
"We put in a good week's work and won a game, so we all feel a lot better about ourselves," Gibbs said.
The Sooners travel to Oklahoma State this year, which has not beaten its state rival since 1976.
"As we focus on our upcoming opponent, it's not difficult to ignore what's being said," Gibbs said.
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Team making strides in reaching big goals
The team finished its season Sunday by capturing the Region V Rolex Team Championship in Des Moines, Iowa. Kansas won the team championship with a 4-1 victory over the Colorado Buffaloes. By winning the six-tteam regional team tournament, the men's team advanced to the Rolex Nationals in Dallas next spring.
Men's tennis conquers regionals
By Jenni Carlson
Kansan sportswriter
The Kansas men's tennis team is on a roll with no where to go.
The Jayhawks entered the tournament as the No.1 seed.
"We were definitely the prohibitive favorites going in, but that's not always an easy spot to be in," said Kansas men's tennis coach Michael Center.
Being the tournament favorite did not seem to phase the Jayhawks, as Wichita State fell victim to them in the second round.
A four matches to one match victory
Jayhawks who registered singles victories against Colorado were senior Manny Ortiz and junior Reid Slattery and Victor Fimbres.
against Colorado in the final round gave Kansas the tournament championship.
In doubles competition, Slattery and junior Michael Isroff defeated Marc Bauer and Mitch Robinson, 8-1; while junior J.P. Vissepo and sophomore Tim Radogna handled Colorado's Buffalo and Jenkina, 8-5.
After losing the opening set, Slatery defeated Rolf Anderson, 2-6, 6-2, 6-2. Ortiz and Fimbres both won their matches in straight sets.
The remaining three matches were not completed because Kansas wrapped up the victory with those four points the doubles teams scored.
Even though Kansas won handily, Fimbres said the team had to rebound after a slow start.
"One of our strengths is that we never fight fighting," he said. "As a team, I thought we did a lot of good things."
Center said he was pleased with the team's performance. But, the team
"We deserve to represent this region at the national indors," he said. "But everyone felt like we can still play better."
The men will not compete again until Jan. 4 at the Milwaukee Tennis Classic. Looking back on the fall season, Center said the team showed consistent improvement, which was its main goal for the season.
has set several lofty goals, and their Sunday victory was just the first step toward those goals.
"I don't like the rule," Center said. "I don't think it's doing the kids any good."
The team will continue to work in the off-season. Center said the players will lift weights and condition for approximately eight hours each week. However, because of NCAA rules, Center cannot conduct a tennis practice again until next spring.
"I think we've put ourselves where we want to be." he said.
Even though no formal practices will be conducted, Fimbres said how a team used the off-season often dictated how well it would compete in the spring and year-end tournaments.
Sophomore Jenny Atkerson was the Jahaywhals furthest advancer, losing in the singles semifinals. Atkerson advanced to the semis with a win over Oklahoma State's Kym Hazzard, 6-3, 6-1, in the quarterfinals. Atkerson's semifinal loss came at the hands of Brigham Young's Jennifer Saret, the second seed in the tournament, 6-4, 6-1.
Kansan staff report
Fall season ends for women's tennis
The Kansas women's tennis team completed its fall season in the Central Region Rolex Championships this weekend.
Several members of the team advanced through the largest draw of the season.
in other singles action, freshman Christie Sim lost in the quarterfinals to Kariana Kuregian of Kansas State in straight sets, 6-1, 6-2.
Sim and Atkerson teamed up in the doubles competition. They lost in the quarterfinals to a pair from Wichita State, 1-6, 6-2, 6-2.
The doubles champion and singles finalists advanced to the Rolex Championships next spring in Dallas. Kansas senior Nora Koves was an automatic qualifier for that tournament when she won the SkyTel National Clay Court Championship earlier this fall.
Compiled by Kansan sportswriter Jenni Carlson.