Q1A8U University Daily Kansan, February 18, 1981 Women win; Woodard's number to be retired By JIM SMALL By JIM SMALL Sports Writer The number 31 became very significant for Lynette Woodard last night. Not only did the All-American score 31 points in KU's 74-63 victory over Kansas State at Alen Field House, but she also learned last night that her number, 31, would become the first in KU basketball history to be retired. Sandy Bahen, KU assistant coach, announced before the game that Woodard's number would be retired at the end of the season. WOODARD RECEIVED a standing oval as she stood at mid-court with the rest of the Kansas team and aca- tionists. She then hang in the Kansas Sorris Hall of Fame. "I was just glad that the rest of the team was with me out there," Woodard said. "I would have been scared to death if they weren't." The ceremony last night heightened the excitement of the third Kansas-Kansas State matchup of the season. Kansas, which needed a victory to sweep the KU-KState series this season for the first time ever, ran right by the Wildcats in the early going. Woodard scored seven of KU's first nine points as the Jayhawks jumped out to an 11-4 lead with five minutes gone in the game. But Kansas State began to chip away at the KU lead. Senior forward Kim Price hit four consecutive free throws and junior guard Jeanne Daniels scored four points from the outside, and the Wildcats pulled to within two points. BOTH TEAMS TRADED baskets for the rest of the half, and Kansas had only a alim 37.32 lead. The catalyst for the Jayhawks in the first half was freshman guard Mary Myers. Myers entered the game with 14 points, and he played game with 4:06 left, having figured in every Jayhawk point in that 11-minute span. Myers scored two points and collected five assists, including a three-pointer to Woodard that resulted in a KU Jauyup. "Mary hasn't been playing much lately," Kansas Coach Marian Washington said. "But when she came in the game tonight, she brought with her a great deal of enthusiasm, which really helped us." Despite the halftime lead, Washington was not pleased with her team's play in the opening half. "WE WERE'NT MOVING the ball and penetrated in the first half," she said. "Kansas State was a very determined ballclub." Kansas State played with even more determination to open the second half THE WILDCATS OUTSCORED KAY the half to open up a 42-93 run of minutes of the half to open up a 42-93 run of minutes But Woodard silenced Kansas State with two quick field goals, and the team was undefeated. The victory for KU came three days after the Jayhawks lost a 42-64 decision at D.C. "It was most important for our team to win," Nunn said. Washington said, "Tonight we had a tough game." because it is important for us to win close games. It's good for us." The loss at Detroit not only broke a 10-game KU winning streak, but it also dropped the Jayhawks to sixth in the latest national rankings. Kansas State Coach Lymk Heydon said that KU's drop from third to sixth in the Big Ten was "very bad." "THEY ARE ONE of the best teams that we've seen," Hickey said. "I have been third, I don't think that they reserved to dropt that much in the polls." Shebra Legrant and Megan Scott played fine games for the Jayhawks. Both scored 10 points and Scott pulled down 10 rebounds. Leading the way for Kansas State was Daniels, who returned for her first game after an ankle injury. She scored a season high 21 points. MIN 52 7 7 7 BEB A PF T 32 Danielle 25 7 7 7 BEB A PF T 32 Garcia 19 7 7 7 BEB A PF T 32 Hughes 19 2 0 1 0 4 4 Williams 24 2 0 1 0 4 4 Wilmais 32 2 0 1 0 4 4 Weirins 30 2 0 1 0 4 11 Weirins 30 2 1 10 4 11 Cagle 83 23 17 34 19 62 MIN MN PG T REB A PF TP Clarton 7 3 2 7 0 1 10 Cranton 4 2 2 7 0 1 10 Scott 37 5 0 10 2 5 10 Woodard 35 12 1 7 2 5 10 Zamora 38 1 7 4 2 5 9 Chirrellich 7 0 0 0 0 0 Myers 23 2 0 0 5 3 Smith 2 0 0 0 0 0 Bluhm 1 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 100 31 12 41 14 17 74 Officials: Schooling and Pickett Technical Fouls: none Attendance: 3,500 KANSAS STATE 32 32-64 KANSAS 37 37-74 Title hopes liven KU-KSU tilt Rv KEVIN RERTELS Sports Editor Kansas State has won six games in a row and is tied for 19th in the latest United Press International poll. The team will be for the Big Eight lead with a 7-3 record. Kansas has a 64 Big Eight record and is tied for third place. The Jayhawks are fresh off a victory over Iowa state with a 7-1 point back from a 17-point second half deficit. BOTH TEAMS HAVE very good chances to win the Big Eight championship. If they win tonight, that is. All this makes tonight's KU-KState game in Allen Field House more important than the battle for state championship games. The charges at the Bia Eight championship. Tipoff is at 8:10 p.m. to accommodate television. It will be the Big Eight televised name of the week. Because of the tight Big Eight race, in which five teams are within a game of the lead, the loser could conceivably end the season in fifth place. That would mean a road trip for the first game of the Big Eight post-season tournament, determining conference representative to the NCAA tournament. Kansas State beat KU 54-13 in Manhattan earlier in the season, stopping a 10-game winning streak. The 43 points KU scored were recorded as Kansas' lowest total since 1960, the reason KState is an uaze zone defense, and KCU coach Ted Owens said he expected to see the zone again tonight. "KANSAS STATE HAS stayed with the 1-2-3 zone," Owens said. "I would be surprised if they don't come out with it again." The zone is only one reason for the low-point totals that KState opponents have shown this season. Another reason is the very patient, sometimes amazingly patient, Wildcat offense. Because KState can use so much time passing the ball before shooting a good shot, KU must avoid letting the Wildcats get an early lead according to Owens. The team members agreed. "Anytime you play a team that plays as patiently as Kansas State does, having a kiss is very important," he said. PARTICULARLY IMPRESSIVE in K-State's recent winning streak have been frontliners Tyrone Adams, Randy Reed and Ed Nealy. Against Missouri, the top rebounding team in the Big Eight, including 21, many coming on dunks after backdoor plays. Nely is the Big Eight's leading rebounder with 9.3 a game. "It important for us to get an early lead on them," Booty Neal, 6-foot-5 senior guard, said. "That something we need to play well from the outset." We need to play well from the outset. The Wildcats have one other performer in the news lately. Rolando Baldwin scored for his recent lack of scoring. The usual story line has been that the 6-foo-6 senior and Olympian doesn't need to score big for K-State to begin. When he was held to only one point in KU's loss to K-State. "That would be very fortunate," he said. "He's an outstanding player. That (the game in Manhattan) was one of those things." Owens can only hope that KU can keep Blackman from scoring big tonight, and at the same time shut down his passing and rebounding. "THEY HAVE PLAYED very good basketball over the past three weeks. We have to attack the K-State zone with more poise than we did in Manhattan We've got to use our big people. We failed to get the ball in the Wildcat zone last time and, consequently, we didn't put any pressure on them." The game tonight is probably the most important of the season for KU, but a Jayhawk victory will only serve to confuse the Big Eight race more thoroughly. Should KU win, the Jayhawks and the Wildcats would have identical Big Eight records of 7-K State, will play 1-9 Iowa State at Lincoln, Neb., in the Bob Devaney Sports Center. Missouri and Oklahoma State, tied with KU with 64 records, play each other in Oklahoma State's Gallagher game. They have lost only one game this season. KU is the only team among the leaders with three home games left on the schedule. The Jahawks' last road trip will be to Colorado on Saturday. DAVE KRAUS/Kansan staff DAVE KABBAS/KRASSAK STUDIO Lynnette Woodard accepts congratulations from teammate Shebra Legrant during a special ceremony last night announcing that Woodard's jersey number 31 would be retired at the end of the season. Woodard, who received a standing ovation from the crowd as she stood at mid-court with her teammates, is the first Kansas basketball player to be given the honor. Tickets still available for KU-K-State game Because student season tickets for Kansas basketball games did not sell this season, nearly 500 students will have the opportunity today to buy a ticket for tonight's Kansas-Kansas State game. The tickets can be purchased for $2.50 with a student identification card. "WE HAVE single game tickets available for all games," ticket manager Michele Baldacci said. It is both a popular game that we thought we should make it known." Areas of Allen Field House are designated for student seating, and tickets for those seats are offered as student season tickets each year. If all remaining ones are made available as single game tickets. "It's simply that students didn't buy all the season tickets and these are what are left," Welsh said. The tickets will be available at 8:30 a.m. at the Allen Field House box office. Wildcats grab spot in national ranks NEW YORK (UPI) - The United Press International and with first place votes and second placed records in the 1. Oregon St. (12) - 18 (4) 2. Wisconsin St. (13) - 18 (4) 3. Dauphin (1-2) 4. DePaul (1-1) 5. Louisiana St. (20) - 18 6. UCLA (16) - 14 7. Arizona State (15) - 13 8. Tennessee (14) - 16 9. North Dakota (14) - 18 10. North Carolina (14) - 18 11. Indiana (14) - 18 12. Wisconsin (14) - 18 13. Iabo (93) - 19 14. Illinois (16) - 18 15. The University of Georgia (18) - 14 16. The University of Georgia (18) - 14 Filling gaps Fambrough's recruiting goal Last year's Kansas football recruits were flashy, young and talented. This year's, according to Head Coach Don Fambroub, will be older, talented and will be expected to fill some gaps in the Javhawk team. Today, the often-continued recruiting situation will clear a bit when many recruits commit themselves by signing letters of intent. Wednesday was Big Right letter day. Signing a Big Eight letter-of-entirely means only an athlete to a specific Big Eight school. He may sign with any school outside the Big Eight. FAMBROUGH HAS avoided mentioning names of possible KU recruits because many are from other states. He did say that this year's recruiting had been geared toward filling positions left open after the past recruiting season, one of the best in recent KU history. "This group might not look as classy as last year," he said. "Last year we had the numbers and the talent—something to start with. 'This year we're filling in the gaps.' Today's signings won't end the recruiting year for Fambrough. "Not all of them will sign tomorrow," he said. "I wish we knew one way or the other." One very good Kannan has already signed a big Eight letter with KU. Harvey Flynn, the 6-foot-1, 185-mound running back from Arkansas City, Kan., has said that he would attend KU in the fall. a prep All-America, Fields was the honorary captain of the All-America team. recruiting more out-of-state athletes than he did last year, but that he had some good Kansas prospects, too. Fambrough said that he was "He's an outstanding individual." Fambrough said. "He is almost a straight-A student working for a degree in computer science, and he credentials as a student and an athlete." sign eight junior college players, all ready to play in the fall. The players' names have not yet been released, but Fambrough said the emphasis, to no one's surprise, was on recruiting linemen. BESIDES FIELDS, four other players are known to have signed Big Eight letters-of-intent with KU. Fambrough also said he planned to Brian Harrolsen, a tight end from Olathe, Quint Schonewise, a lineman from Beatrice, Neb., and Andy Fenlon, a linebacker from Leavenworth, all Wednesday and are expected to sign national letters-of-intent with Kansas. THE CASTLE TEA ROOM THE CROSSING 1307 Mass. phone: 843-1151 FRESHMEN: Applications can be picked up in Lambda Sigma, the University Sophomore Honorary Society is currently accepting applications from all interested freshmen for our 1981-82 membership. --bv J.M. Barrie 1) Office of Student Org & Act; 220 Strong (3) College Honors Office; 201 Nunemaker Applications must be returned to 220 Strong by Feb.20,1981 (2) SUA ticket window; Kansas Union SUA FILMS Wednesday, Feb. 18 La Guerre Est Finie (1966) Thursday, Feb. 19 The Spirit of the Beehive (1870) Alain Renais' super portrayal of Spanish exiles in France, deluding themselves that the revolution put down thirty years before may still be reality, she imagines her brother's cliche himself to the uselessness of his effort, and ingrid Thulga and Genevieve Bujo help offer a support who can confine (121 min) & BW. French-translations: 7:30. Unless otherwise noted: all films will be shown at Woodford Auditorium. Bingo tickets are $1.00, Friday, Saturday, Popular and Sunday. Bingo tickets for sitting films are $2.00. Tickets available online. Tickets are Union, 4th level, information 864-752-3000 or smoking or refreshments allowed. Ana Toran (Cria) sat as a small child retreating into a fantasy world in this whimsical story, which acted mood places, directed by Victor Erice. "Perhaps one of the two dozen best pictures made anywhere in the past year" (88 m). Color, Spanish/nublides, 7-30. Uni Law K By R Staff The KU-M previ pus. Th KU l pus. those Th virtu Miss By J.M. Bann February 20, 21, 26, 27, 28 1981 City University Theatre Murphy Hall University of Kansas Theatre tickets on sale in the Murphy Hall Box Office Reservations 913-864-3982 All seats reserved Public $2,3,4 The Admirable Crichton Stac Students free with KUID