SPORTS
University Daily Kansan/Friday February 14, 1992
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Winter practice
Kansas golfer Aaron Sheaks, Wichita junior, reads the break of the green before attempting a long pout on the public course at Alvamar Golf and Country Club, 1800 Crossgate Dr. Yesterday was the golf team's first day of practice.
Jayhawks will meet Buffs here
Richey likely to return to play
By Lyle Niedens
Kansan sportswriter
Adonis Jordan said the Kansas Jayhawks' blowout victory against Iowa State Wednesday night was just what the team needed after Saturday's loss at No. 2 Oklahoma state.
"It was good to get that nasty taste out of our mouths." Jordan said.
The Jayhaws did so in a big way. 91, 60, and junior center Eric Pauley said the Jayhaws got the victory by concluding that he had brought over the loss to the Cowboys.
"I think we were very composed after a loss like that," Pauley said. "We were worried about playing Iowa State, not Oklahoma State."
Now the Jayhawks must concentrate on playing tomorrow against a Colorado team that Wednesday night — died — who else? — Oklahoma State.
The Buffaloes, who just a week and a half ago had yet to claim a Big Eight Conference victory, followed up a victory at home against Oklahoma and an overtime loss at Iowa State with a 57-33 victory against the Cowboys in Boulder. Colo.
Oklahoma State's loss, combined with Kansas' victory, put the Jayhawks, 18-8 overall, in sole possession in the Big Eight with a 6-1 league pair.
The victory also pushed Colorado's record to 11-9 overall and 2-5 in the Big Eight. The Buffalooes success against Oklahoma State may not come as a surprise to Kansas—Colorado oncey upset the Jayhawks in Boulder last month.
point guard Billy Law had a chance to send the game into overtime with 2 seconds left in regulation, but he missed the first free throw of a two-shot foul. Trying to miss the second shot, Law actually made it, Kansas got and protected the ball, and went home with an 81-80 victory.
"For him to be that young," senior forward Alonzo Jamsion said of Boyce after the first encounter, "he's going to have to Big Eight the next couple of years."
"He doesn't play like a freshman," Kansas coach Roy Williams said after the game in Boulder. "He plays like a senior."
The Jayhawks were hurt in that game by freshman guard Donnie Boyce, who scored a game-high 27 points for the Buffaloes.
In that game, Colorado's senior
In addition to Boyce, Colorado has been receiving strong play from junior forward Randy Robinson, who is averaging 15.3 points a game in Big Eight play.
For Kansas, Jordan, who scored just seven points in the first meeting with Colorado, will be trying to repeat the excellent performance he turned in against Iowa State. The 5-foot-11 point guard scored a career-high 25 points on 10-of-14 shooting.
Jordan, who had been discouraged with his play lately, said a discussion with coach Williams helped changed his focus.
"In the past month, I've been more worried about pleasing the media and everybody else than anything," he said. "From now on, I'm just going to worry about pleasing myself and coach Williams."
(4) KANSAS JAYHAWKS
COLORADO
BUFFALOES
Coach: Roy Williams Record:18-2,(6-1)
Coach: Joe Harrington Record: 11-9, (2-5)
Game time: 1 p.m. tomorrow at Allen Field House. It will be broadcast on channels 8 and 9 in Lawrence and on 105.9 KLZR and 90.7 KJHK.
Probable Starters
Colorado
Player/Position Height Year PPG RPG
24-F Alonzo Jamison 6-6 Sr. 10.5 4.3
34-F Richard Scott 6-7 So. 10.3 4.4
51-C Eric Pauley 6-10 Jr. 8.2 3.1
23-G Rex Walters 6-4 Jr. 16.3 3.2
30-G Adonis Jordan 5-11 Jr. 13.9 3.7
Player/Position Height Year PPG RPG
34-F James Hunter 6-4 Jr. 10.0 3.5
25-F Randy Robinson 6-7 Jr. 13.7 4.5
2-C Poncho Hodges 6-9 Jr. 6.9 6.4
15-G Billy Law 5-10 Sr. 9.5 3.9
24-G Donnie Boyce 6-5 Fr. 16.0 5.5
Source: Kansas Sports Information Department
Courtside-
Kansas swingman Patrick Richey, who had surgery three weeks ago to repair a stress fracture in his right knee, likely will return to action tomorrow. Richey, who has supped up the last two games, said he had healed faster than expected. He originally was expected to pass four to six weeks.
Center Greg Ostertag ignited the
crowd in the first half of the Iowa State game by stealing the ball at midcourt and going the rest of the way for a dunk. Ostertag he almost didn't make it down the court, however.
Kansas baseball opens season today
"I ran out of steam at the top of the key," Ostertag said. "That's why I was standing on the ground when I dunked it."
Jayhawks will play Arkansas team
By Jerry Schmidt
Kansan sportswriter
The University of Kansas baseball team is looking forward to playing at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock for more than one reason.
Besides being KU's season opener, the meeting will give the Jawahars a chance to play outside for the first time in four days.
Mild temperatures have allowed the team to spend much of the winter practicing outside. But with the sudden return to winter weather, the Jayhawks have been inside forced in Anschutz Sports Pavilion instead of Hoglund-Maunin Stadium.
Coach Dave Bingham said the weather had not posed a significant problem.
The Jayhawks and the Trojans will team
up to play in the All-Star game. The
teams will play at Wolverine Park.
"We have been able to develop some pretty good drills indoors," Bingham said. "When we make the move from outside to inside, it's not as devastating as you might think. Outside of lining up and playing a game, you can get a lot accomplished in there."
Bingham said Anschutz's artificial turf helped the Jayhawks prepare for the Trojans because Little Rock's playing surface also is turf.
"He's right on schedule for six or
Kansas will send Curtis Schmidt to the hill for Friday's game. Schmidt, the only senior on the squad, had a 6-5 record last year with a 3.03 ERA. His feat last year of playing seven complete games is something Bingham said he hoped would not be repeated this year. Bingham said Schmidt, who rested his arm during the fall and did not start throwing again until November, was approaching mid-season form.
"When we make the move from outside to inside it's not as devastating as you might think."
Dave Bingham Kansas baseball coach
seven innings." Bingham said. "He's in pitching shape about as close as you canget. He needs one time under game conditions."
Friday's game also will be Little Rock's season opener. The Trojans' original opener, scheduled for Wednesday with Henderson State,
was rained out.
Little Rock is moving into the Sun
Belt Conference this year after com-
peting in the Trans America Athletic
Conference and competing in the
overall last year and 6th in the TAC.
Little Rock coach Gary Gogan said that although last year was a disappointment, he had high hopes for the new season.
"We thought last year we had a chance to do well," Hogan said. "And I came away with a bad taste in my mouth."
The Trojans will look to seniors Steve Mapes and Terrence Conner for offense. Mapes, a native of Topeka who played at Allen County Community College in Iola, hit .308 last year. Conner hit .343 with six home runs and 39 RBI.
The Trojans are returning only three pitchers from last year's squad. Senior Chris Johnson, a native of Independence, Mo., was 5-5 last year with a 5.33 ERA.
Jayhawks expect to work on Sunday
By Cody Holt
Kansas sportswriter
All of the ingredients will be present for an upset in Ames, Iowa, on Sunday when Kansas, at first place in the Big Eight Conference, will play last-place Iowa State.
- Iowa State upset second-place Oklahoma State 55-50 Wednesday in Stillwater, Okla., for its only Big Eight victory of the season.
- Kansas lost 65-54 to Colorado on Wednesday in Boulder, Colo., for its second conference loss of the season.
- Kansas humiliated Iowa State 88
- Jan. 22 at Allen Field House.
Kansas's 59 point win against margin was its largest ever against a big Eight eagle.
"I's going to be a pride thing for them," senior guard Kay Kay Hart said, "if they don't beat us, they're sure we makeweplayverywell to beat them."
Hart said the Jayhawks would try to use their loss to Colorado as motivation against Iowa State.
Kansas has not won at Iowa State since Feb. 18, 1987.
"Our loss at Missouri brought us
down to reality," Hart said of Kansas' first conference loss, a 57-56 decision in Columbia, Mo.
No. 16 Kansas, 18-4 overall, slipped into a first-pair tie in the Big Eight with Nebraska, 17-5 overall, after the teams with teams have 72 conference records.
"After that we started playing like we were capable of. I hope (the losto) Colorado will be another wake-up call."
Freshman forward Angela Aycock said that Iowa State's upset in Stillwater would help the Cyclones but that Jayhawks should do well against them.
*If we go out and play with intensity
unless the buzzer sounds, we can beat them
Hart said the Jayhawks were still in the driver's seat to win the conference title.
"I think it will help them mentally," Aycock said. "They will still have problems matching up with us.
"The loss hurt us but it definitely doesn't put us out of contention," she said. "I think we're in control of our own fate."
Game time: 2 p.m. Sunday in Ames, Iowa. The game will be broadcast on KJHK 90.7.
Women's basketball probable starters
**Kansas 18-4, (7-2)**
23 Terrill Johnson F F Str. 5-11 7.3 RPG
32 Danielle Shareef F F Str. 5-10 8.3 5.9
30 Angela Aycock F F Fr. 6-2 9.8 4.3
30 Jo Jo Witherspoon G Jr. 5-8 3.0 1.3
30 Kay Kay Hart G Str. 5-7 9.8 3.7
**lowa** 3-18, (1-8)
21 Shanda Fitzgerald F P Jr. 5-11 5.2 4.2
23 Melanie Young F So. 5-11 3.9 3.8
4 Leslie Maple G Sr. 5-7 9.2 3.2
5 Tynnetta Rasheed G Sr. 5-10 11.6 4.1
Cledella Evans G Jr. 5-7 3.1 2.0
Source Kansas Sports Information Department
U.S. hockey wins again
MERIBEL, France — The United States clinched a berth in the Olympic hockey medal round, beating Finland 4-1 yesterday behind goalie Ray LaBlanc's second outstanding game and Scott Young's twogoals.
Tim Sweneye's goal at 13:55 of the second period broke a 1-1 tie as the Americans boosted their record to 30 and set themselves up for a high medal-round seeding.
The United States leads Pool A with two games left in the preliminary round, against Poland (0-3) and Sweden (3-0). Last night Sweden beat Germany 3-1. Sweden and the United States will meet in the final preliminary round game.
"You always want to finish first in your division," U.S. captain Clark Donatelli said. "Why shoot for second place?"
After winning the gold medal in 1980, American teams missed the medal round and finished seventh in 1984 and 1988.
Four teams from each of the six-team pools advance, with the first-place teams playing the fourth-place teams in the other pool, and the second playing the third
OLYMPIC BRIEFS
Mikko Makela, who scored Finland's goal, said that if the Americans played their game the same way throughout the tournament, the United States could finish strong. But Makela warned that Finland should not be counted out yet.
Donatelli said: "The media hype's going to build up, but all along we've been expecting it because we've
been expecting to win."
The Americans' determination was evident in a come-from-behind 6-3 victory against Italy and a tight 2-0 victory against Germany.
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Finland, the 1988 silver medalist,
is known for superior stick handling
and passing but could not overcome
the Americans' effort.
Sweeney put the Americans ahead on a pass from C.J. Young from center ice past Teemu Selanne and onto Sweeney's stick 40feet from the goal. Sweeny shifted the puck to his backhand and slit it between Markus Ketterer's pads.
LeBlanc, who had 46 saves in the victory against Germany, stopped24 shots against Finland.
C. J. Young also assisted on Sean Hill's goal from close in at 9:52 of the third period. Scott Young, a 1988 Olympic who played for 1991 Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh, scored on a breakaway at 13:08 after stealing the puck.
Finland tied the game 1-1 on Makela's fancy shorthanded goal at 9:42 of the second period. He faked out defenseman Scott Lachance in the slot, wentinalone on LeBlanc and put in a backhander.
Scott Young scored the first goal at 18:44 of the first period when he picked up a loose puck near his own blue line, skated up the right side and blasted a 40-foot slap shot that hit Ketterer's pads and went in.
U.S. wins gold in skiing
TIGNES, France — World Champions Donna Weinbrecht and Edgar Grosspiron collected freestyle skiing's first Olympic gold medals Thursday, then set about lobbying for more medals in their sport.
"It's a young sport, and after this we will have to continue to work hard so that the other freestyle disciplines
— ballet and aerials — also become medal events at the Olympics," Gosprion said after his victory.
Weinbrecht, the 25-year-old American who won the second U.S. Gold, predicted a bright future for freestyle skelling.
"The sport is really going to go places after what happened today," Weinbrecht said. "It means a dream come true. I have waited for it for years."
It was the first time the Olympics had awarded medals to freestyle skiers, Weinbrecht and Grospiro, a 22-year-old Frenchman, were mobbed by fans who turned the event into a carnival in the snow.
Walker set to bobsled
Grospiron said the sport evolved quickly.
"I'm fired up," the Minnesota
Vikings' running back said Thursday,
less than two days before his
Winter Olympic debut in the two-
LA PLAGNE, France — Herschel Walker was getting restless in the NFL, so he's ready to explode into Olympic form and help break a 36-year U.S. medal drought in the bobsled.
Olympic medals count
Country G S B T
Austria 4 4 4 12
Germany 4 4 2 10
Unified Team* 3 3 3 9
Norway 3 1 2 6
France 2 3 1 6
Finland 1 1 2 4
U.S. 2 0 1 3
Italy 1 2 0 3
The Netherlands 0 1 1 2
China 0 1 0 1
Canada 0 0 1 1
Japan 0 0 1 1
Sweden 0 0 1 1
Switzerland 0 0 1 1
- Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan
Knight-Ridder Tribune
man race. "This is the big-medal game."
Walker began bobsledding in 1990 and has entered only one international race. U.S. bobsled officials gave him a competition waiver for the early season World Cup tour because of his football commitments.
But Walker's explosive start makes the No. 1 U.S. sled, piloted by Brian Shimer, a medal contender against strong European and Canadian competition.
From The Associated Press