Section B · Page 4
The University Daily Kansan
Monday, February 14, 2000
We Buy, Sell & Trade USED & NEW Sports Equipment
841-PLAY
1029 Massachusetts
Make Your Weekends Worthwhile!
If your weekends are free, you could Earn Up To $750 participating in a clinical research study!
To qualify you must be a healthy 18-55 year old non-smoker or light smoker, who's no more than 25 lbs overweight, taking no or few medications, & available for weekend stays and a few follow-up visits
SEVERAL WEEKEND STUDIES ARE AVAILABLE NOW!
Women tied for third place in Big 12 after weekend loss
Continued from page 1B
"You have to give Kansas some credit," said Nebraska coach Paul Sanderford.
"Playing on the road in a hostile environment. I thought Kansas played like a top 10 basketball team."
The 'Hawks came back with help from senior forward Lynn Pride, who had a turbulent day. She scored 18 points and made some of her usual athletic moves, but one caught the attention of the officials and the crowd of 7,901 fans that partially filled the center.
With about 12 minutes left in the game, junior point guard Jennifer Jackson had the ball on a two-one break with Pride on her left. Pride was expecting an alley-oop pass from Jackson, who decided to null up and shoot a 10-foot jumper.
Pride, however, got the full advantage of the bouncy Devaney Center floor and jumped high enough for a dunk — touching the rim — but the ball was already headed for the bottom of the net. Kansas' bench was charged with an administrative technical foul because Pride had interfered with a shot in progress by grabbing the rim.
said Washington about the official who made the call. "In a big game it's real tough."
"I asked her. 'Was she hanging?"
It's really tough.
Jackson's basket, which was disallowed, would have pulled the 'Hawks within 2 points of the lead with 12 minutes, 6 seconds left. Still, Kansas tied the game 72-72 with 31.1 seconds remaining after senior guard Suzi Raymant canned a three-point shot from the left corner.
"They've got it recorded because I was wearing the mike for ESPN2." he said about the network that broadcasted the game live. "I know what I was thinking, but I hope I didn't say it because it was probably unprintable."
together we can make a difference!
With no timeouts and three players in foul trouble, it appeared that the 'Hawks wanted the last shot after Jackson fouled Nebraska's Amanda Went with 20.1 remaining. Went hit two free throws, but Kansas still had a shot.
Sanderford uttered his displeasure after the play, which capped an 11-4 Kansas run.
On the next play, Raymant came off a double screen and had an open three-point shot with about 6 seconds left. But lightning didn't strike twice.
"I just think I rushed the shot," said Raymant, who was the team's leading scorer with 20 points.
including nine from three-pointers. "I was open."
Pride picked up her fifth foul on the rebound. Nebraska's Charlie Rogers made her first free throw, but missed the second one, leaving the 'Huskers up by 3 points with 5.3 seconds left.
Hawks junior forward Jaclyn Johnson brought the ball up the court after Rogers' miss and had an open look at a potential game-tying three-point shot, but she elected to pass to an open Jennifer Jackson and time expired before the junior point guard could shoot.
STATISTICS
NEBRASKA 75, No. 23 Kansas 72
KANSAS (17-6)
2.8 3-3 17, Pride 7.1 2-28 18, Johnson 3.4 19,
10, Rayman 7.1 3-3 20, Jackson 6.2 10 34, 4
0, 2 0 0, May 0, 0 0 0, Scotch 0, 0 0 0, Geoffroy
0, 0, 1 Fetcher 1, 1 2, 3 Tables 26 6 14 13 67
NEBRASKA (12-10)
Schwartz 2.310 0.4, Glüine 3.130 0.2, Rogers 4.6 2.4
10, Peterson 3.180 0.2, Kubik 8.128 0.29, Jariens
j.000 0.0, Kelley 1.10 0.2, Went 24.2 2.7, Rober
1.000 0.0, Kelley 1.10 0.2, Lehtman 1.10 0.2,
Torcik 29.67 14.18 75.
Hafftine - Nebraska 31, Kansas 27, 3 point goals- Kansas 7.12 (Pride 2, Rayman 3, Jackson 24). Nebraska 3.13 (Schwartz 0,2, Peterson 1, Kubik 1-4, Went 1, Sutton 0-1). Foulled-out- Pole, Schwartz, Rebounds - Kansas 43 (Johnson 11,4), Kansas 43 (Reynolds 11,4), Kansas 13 (Reynolds 5). Kansas 13, Nebraska 3 (Kubik 4). Total fouls- Kansas 18, Nebraska 20, Technicals-Kansas bench.- A-7.901.
Jabari Wamble, Oklahoma City, Okla., took second in the 400-meter event for Kansas. Wamble also was a strong anchor for the men's 1600-meter relay team. Photo by Brad Dreier/KANSAN
Event full of tough competitors
Continued from page 1B
"There's 18 automatic qualifiers here and like 14 provisional qualifiers here, so that just says something about the competition," said Candace Mason, assistant sprints and hurdles coach. "This is atmosphere like the Drake Relavals, only indoors."
The big-time competition, blaring rock music and a huge crowd certainly brought out the best in more Kansas athletes than just Branson and Gruber.
The men's 1600-meter relay team of junior Andy Morris, freshman Kevin Lewis, sophomore Dorian Jordan and junior Jabari Wamble placed third. Wamble also placed second in the 400-meter dash with a time of 48.49 seconds Saturday after winning his heat on Friday night.
"We ran our second fastest time in the four by四." Mason said. "It's really nice to see them get in the swing of things."
the swing of things.
Schwartz equally was impressed with the men's distance-medley relay team, especially senior anchor Kevin McGuinn, who made a strong showing in the mile portion of the relay.
"Some people really stepped up and made things happen," Schwartz said. "Kevin McGuinn ran a 4:13 in the distance medley, and he had mono at the end of cross country, so that's a sign that he's back."
The relay team, which also consisted of sophomore Brian Blachly and seniors R.J. VonMervelld and Jay Kocks, placed fifth. And, according to Schwartz, at this meet, a fifthplace finish was nothing of which to be ashamed.
"You come to this meet to compete against the best and to sharpen your skills for the conference," Schwartz said. "Today we had a good day."
And this good day may be a sign of what Kansas can expect at the Big 12 Conference meet on Feb. 25-26 in Ames, Iowa.
"The men have a very good shot this year at placing higher than they could previously," Mason said. "The women, if some of them (record personal bests) at the right time, who knows?"
Gruber, who was last year's conference champion in the 1,000-meter run, was content with his first place finish, although not his
performance.
performance.
"I'm happy with the win, but I was kind of disappointed with the time," said Gruber, who ran a 4:07.49. "I want to run a 4:03, though."
The Jayhawks' next action will be at the Pre-Conference Invitational, Friday at Anschutz Sports Pavilion.
Nebraska survives late scare
By Melinda Weaver sports@kansan.com
Kansas sportwriter
LINCOLN, Neb. — After a 78-75 loss to Colorado Wednesday, Nebraska women had something to prove.
"We never quit, and we never will quit," said Nebraska senior guard Nicole Kublk. "We're Nebraska, and we're not known as quitters. This was a game that we really wanted. We wanted to prove to Kansas that we are a better team than they thought we were."
Although Nebraska beat Kansas 81-69 Jan. 11, the Cornhuskers, now 12-10 overall and 6-5 in the Big 12, needed to prove that first victory was not a fluke. A 75-72 win yesterday made that statement.
Kansas had an advantage in athletism, but Nebraska combated that by making the game scrappy and physical.
"Ilike it better when the referees let the players control the tempo rather than other factors affecting the game," said Nebraska senior forward Charlie Rogers. "That style of play is to our advantage because Kansas is a little more athletic than we are."
Nebraska played four guards much of the game, trying to spread Kansas' defense and find some open shots. Not only did this open more outside shots, but it also allowed guards such as Kubik to slash to the inside for easy layups.
"The four-guard lineup was very effective for us at times," said Nebraska coach Paul Sanderford. "It gave Kansas some matchup trouble at times. When we spread the defense out, it gives us room for dribble penetration, and that's what we tried to do."
The plan worked for Kubik, who scored a season-high 29 points.
"Nicole has made a career out of playing against Kansas," Sanderford said. "She loves playing against Kansas. We just tried to get her the ball in places where she could make some plays."
Second behind Kubik in scoring was freshman forward Paige Sutton, who scored 11 off the bench.
She made some mistakes, but she did not play like a freshman today." Sanderson said.
lower offense was not the only way the Cornhuskers were able to pull out the close victory. Their defense forced 24 turnovers, 17 in the first half.
"I think a lot of it was just nerves, and I think we just needed to get focused," said Kansas coach Marian Washington. "It wasn't just any one thing. They made some good plays and got the ball away from us."
Kansas still was within striking distance late in the game, but senior guard Suzi Raymant missed an uncontested three-repointer with five seconds remaining.
"My stomach did about three flip-flops when I saw her come off that screen with no one guarding her." Sanderdor said.
Nebraska had lost at Colorado in a similar situation. But this time, the Cornhuskers emerged victorious.
"When you lose a tough one, like we did to Colorado, you never know how your kids are going to respond," Sanderford said. "But we responded like a team that isn't through."
Red Lyon Tavern
944 Mass.832-8228
BIG MONDAY