Thursday, March 9, 1978
University Daily Kansan
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Staff Photo by ELI REICHMAN
Movin' forward
Freshman sensation Lynette Woodard speeds down court during one of the Lady Jayhawks' basketball games this season. Woodard, who averages 28.3 points a game leads the women into
Ahearn Fieldhouse in Manhattan tonite for an AIAW post season basketball tournament game against Northwest Missouri State University.
Women hope to end Ahearn jinx
BvRODNEY ANDERSON
Sports Writer
Marian Washington, KU women's basketball coach, will finally get a chance to see how her young team performs under postseason pressure.
The AIAW Region VI postseason basketball tournament, beginning tonight in Manhattan, will test Washington's confidence in her team.
Both teams enter the tournament with 20-7 regular season records. Both finished runner-up in their respective conferences, and were awarded wild card births to be the tournament.
The Lady Jayhawks, 19th-ranked in the nation, will tangle with the Northwest Missouri State University Bearkitts at 6:30-10pm in Ahearn Fieldhouse.
The Lady Jayhawks' approach to the tournament will be the same tonight as it was two weeks ago when they received the invitation to compete.
THIS TEAM IS approaching the tournament with the idea that we're the team to beat." Washington said. "We are one of the best teams in the regionalists, if not the best."
Despite the teams' similarities, Washington said the Lady Jayhawks, the No. 3 seed in the tournament, would have an advantage over the Bearkitts.
"KU has been a good tournament team." Washington said. "I feel we've been a team that has played well in tournament situations."
Kansas has won two tournaments, the Turkey Tournament in November and the
Jany Jayhawk Classic in January. The tour also placed second in the Big Eight Tour.
WASHINGTON SAID the opening round game against NMSU would be a good chance to snap the Jinx anhear Fieldhouse game. That never was won a basketball game in Ahearn.
"I think we're capable of doing that," she said. "I think our freshmen will go back to Ahearn with more confidence and will be less intimidated by rumors and jinxes."
Washington is certain, however, that the Lady Jayhawks can cast a spell on the Bearkittens, who are making their third regional appearance in seven seasons.
Although Northwest Missouri State is a good team, Washington said, the fate of the Lady Jayhawks will rest in their mental attitude toward the tournament.
"THESE'S NO QUESTION we know what to do," she said. "We can't afford to have even one player on our team who does not have the desire to play good basketball.
"As I see it, the only thing that will stop us
will have to be on that floor for KU
will have to be ready."
Lynette Woodard, Wichita freshman, will lead the KU charge tonight on the Bearkittens. Woodard is averaging 26.3 points and 15.4 rebounds a game.
Woodard, who scored 45 points in the Lady Jayhawks' last regular season game against Wichita State two weeks ago, said it was confident KU could win the tournament.
"I feel we have the team to beat," she
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"I think we can play with just about anybody," says John Paulson, coach of the Bearkittens. "Kansas has some excellent players, and he will definitely will be the key to winning or losing."
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Women open golf season in South
Having never practiced outdoors this season, the women's golf team will travel to Austin, Texas during spring break to compete in the Betsy Rays Invitational.
Sports Writer
However, KU women's golf coach Bill Schroeder said Tuesday that the team would be leaving Sunday for Texas to get some practice in before the tournament.
Schroeder said the expected tournament, March 17-19, to be one of the most competitive of the season for the Jayhawks. KU will tee off against several of the top teams in the country, including Florida, Texas, Oklahoma, Arizona and Arizona State universities.
THE EIGHT-MEMBER team enters the season in excellent shape, Shroeder said. KU's top five golfers are returning to compete this spring.
Better Booth, Lawrence senior, and Nancy Leavesewer junior, are vying for the No. 10.
"We didn't finish lower than fifth in a tournament last fall and we had excellent individual finishes," he said. "They know we have a team."
Boozer already has been acknowledged as the top amateur golfer in Kansas and as one of the best college golfers in the country, Schroeder said.
Hoins, he said, had displayed all the characteristics of a professional golfer.
ROUND OUT THE first five are Pam Gutsche, Great Bend senior, at the number three spot; Barb Goodbee, Mission sophomore, at number four; and Sarah Burgess, Kansas City, Kan., freshman, at number five.
Gotsche said that the team had been preparing for a season-by-season hitting balls into the backstop.
organized under Schroeder, who became coach last fall.
She also said the team was more
Schroeder, who is also an assistant professional golfer at Shawnee Country Club in Topeka, said that during the season he was able to play four times a week for individual instruction.
"BEFORE A tournament I play the course with the players and consult with them individually. I also map out the course so he so knows exactly what to do." "he said."
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