SPORTS UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN Monday, March 1, 1993 7 Aycock scores 26 on 20th birthday Better field goal percentage helps Hawks beat Cats By Jay Williams Kansan sportswriter Angela Aycock celebrated her birthday yesterday, but she was the one giving. The sophomore forward gave the Kansas women's basketball team 26 points and nine rebounds in the Jayhawks' 77-45 home victory against Kansas State. The Jayhawks, 18-8 overall and 9-5 in the Big Eight Conference, used a strong second half to rush past the Lady Cats, 10-16 and 1-13. The game was the final regular-season game for both teams. Aycock shot 12 of 14 from the field and made both of her free throw attempts — all on two hours of sleep. Aycock said she did not sleep last night because she was excited about her 20th birthday. "I was waiting to see if I got any gifts," she said. What she got was the "This was a perfect way to celebrate my birthday," she said of the Jayhawks' victory. Aycock was not the only hot-shooting Jayhawk. The team shot 55 percent for the game. Jayhawks' seventh victory in eight games. Aycock said the week of practice leading up to yesterday's game helped the Jawhaws' shooting. K-State stayed close in the first half, but the Jayhawks came out on fire in the second half, scoring the first 10 points and holding K-State without a field goal for the first 6:04 of the second half. "I was glad to see the ball go inside the second half," Kansas coach Marian Washington said. "We've been having intense practices," she said "Eventually, we knew that our shots would start to fall." Kansas also dominated K-State on the defensive end, holding the Lady Cats to 27 percent shooting and only six field goals in the second half. Tate led the Jayhawks' defensive dominance with six blocked shots. The Jayhawks took the shots they wanted in the second half Kansas hit 23 of its 32 second half goal场 attempts inside the free-throw lane Junior center Lisa Tate and freshman guard Charisse Sampson were the other Jayhawks to finish in double-figures. Tate had 12 points, and Sampson scored 11. The trio of Aycock, Tate and Sampson shot 21 of 30. Kansas will have five days to prepare for the Big Eight Tournament in Salina. The Jahayhwill be the No. 4 seed and will play No. 5 seed Missouri at noon Saturday at the Bicentennial Center. Missouri upset No. 22 Oklahoma State 64-63 in overtime yesterday. "Our momentum right now is pretty high," Aycock said. "We've learned from our mistakes, and things are finally happening for us." The Jayhawks are hitting their stride heading into the tournament, Avcock said. NOTE: 26 from the floor for the game. Senior guards Shannon Kite and Jo Io Witherspoon played their final game in Allen Field House yesterday. The two were honored in a brief pregame ceremony, and both started for the Jayhawks. Kite finished with seven points. Witherspoon did not score but contributed four assists and had two steals. KANSAS 77. KANSAS STATE 45 Player tgm/fga ftm/ta tp Stires 1.1-10 7-10 9 Honeycutt 6-18 0-0 12 Grattan 2-4 0-0 4 Moylan 3-10 0-0 9 Bertrand 2-7 4-4 7 Ostrofa 1-3 0-0 9 O'Neal 1-7 0-0 2 Pollock 0-0 0-0 0 Neal 0-0 0-0 0 Totals 16-60 11-14 45 | 12-8-0 | | | :--- | :--- | | Aycock | 12-14 | 2-2 | 26 | | Shirin | 2-7 | 1-1 | 5 | | Tate | 6-7 | 0-1 | 12 | | Witherspons | 6-3 | 0-0 | 0 | | Kite | 0-5 | 1-2 | 7 | | Thompson | 3-5 | 3-4 | 11 | | Leathers | 3-5 | 1-2 | 8 | | Slatter | 2-6 | 0-0 | 4 | | Muncy | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0 | | Holmes | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2 | | Totals | 31-56 | 20-12 | 77 | Halftime K, 32, KState 24, 3-point goals Kansas State 21, 2-(Honeycutt O-1, Moylan 1, 6-Bentham 1, O'Neal O-3), Kansas State 17, 2-(Honeycutt O-1, Leathers 1, 2) *Bobcaws* Kansas State (Honeycutt O-9), Kansas 34 (Aycock) *Assists* Kansas State 9 (Stres, O'Neal, Kansas 4, N(Wisherpoon) 4) Total foul scores Kansas State 3, Kansas 14, Finance 2,100 Kansas sophomore guard Alycock cocks伤 over Kansas State sophomore forward Shanele Stires during the Jayhawks' 74-45 victory yesterday. Doug Hesse/KANSAN Jayhawks sneak past Buffaloes 72-68 Woodberry leads Kansas with 18 points By David Dorsey Kansan sportswriter After the Colorado men's basketball team overtook No. 7 Kansas 53-52 with 7:54 remaining, Kansas coach Roy Williams brought his team together during a timeout and challenged it. "I told our team it was gut-check time," Williams said after Saturday's game. "We could either be a good basketball team, or fold our tents and hope people went home feeling sorry for us." Williams said he was pleased with the way his team responded. The Jayhawks returned to the court, immediately took back the lead, then rolled to a 72-68 victory. Colorado fell to 10-16 overall and 2-10 in the Big Eight Conference. Kansas, 22-5 and 9-3, made 48 percent of its shots from the floor and 40 percent of its three-pointers. Junior guard/forward Steve Woodberry led the Jayhawks with 18 points, four assists and four steals. Woodberry had to contend with Colorado sophomore guard Donnie Boyce for most of the game. Although Boyce scored a game-high 30 points, Williams praised Woodberry's defensive work. for a total game, Steve Woodberry is the best defensive player I've coached here," Williams said. "It's hard to imagine Steve playing a better game. If Steve isn't on our team, we lose this game." With 7 seconds left, the Jayhawks led 70-65. Boyce had the ball in the right corner and attempted a three-pointer. Woodberry blocked it. KANSAS 72, COLORADO 68 On the Jayhawks' final possession, Woodberry fired a cross-court pass to junior forward Patrick Richey, who capped the game for Kansas with a dunk. Boyce launched a three-pointer from halfcourt that went in at the buzzer, but Kansas already had secured the victory. COLORADO(10-16,2-10) Player lgm/fga tfm/fta tp 6 Robinson 1-7 3-4 6 Allen 2-5 3-4 7 Hodges 3-8 5-9 11 Terrell 3-8 0-0 7 Boyce 13-23 2-4 30 Pulliam 1-2 0-0 3 Golart 1-2 0-0 2 Schulte 1-1 0-0 2 Totals 25-56 13-21 68 KANSAS (22-5, 9-3) Hancock 1-3 0-0 2 Scott 3-4 0-1 6 Ostergart 3-6 0-1 6 Watters 4-7 4-4 16 Jordan 7-7 3-1 11 Pauley 2-3 5-7 7 Bawtry 7-11 2-2 18 Rayford 0-0 0-0 0 Gurley 0-1 0-0 0 Richey 2-7 0-0 4 Pearson 1-3 0-0 2 Totals 25-52 14-18 72 Halftime 35, Missouri 28,期望 golden State 5-4.2 (Robinson 1-3, Terrell 1-3, Beuye 2-4, Pullman 1-1, Goliant 0-1, Kansas 8-20) Walters 4-6, Jordan 27, Wood- bery 2-4, Gurley 0, Iriche 1, Pearson 0- 2, Rebounds Colorado (hodges 10), Kansas 33 (scott 6) Asahara 7 Colorado (ogurt 3), Kansas 15 (Woodbury, Rayford) 4 Total Fouls Colorado 18, Kansas 19 Attendance 1,5/70 Sophomore center Greg Ostertag started for the first time this season. He finished with six points and five rebounds in 15 minutes of play. Ostertag made his presence known, however, on the defensive end. He blocked a career-high five shots. "I wasn't as nervous today as I was during the Iowa State game." Ostertag said. "It worked out well. I had fun, and I was able to block some important shots." Senior center Eric Pauley, who injured his left knee during pregame warmups Monday at Iowa State, played 20 minutes, scored seven points and had five rebounds. Pauley, normally a starter, said he did not expect to play a lot until Ostertag got into foul trouble. "I was in the mental state of playing about 12 minutes that game," Pauley said. "I felt pretty good until the last five minutes." Story continues on Page 10. Daron J. Bennett/KANSAN On a solo breakaway, Kansas junior guard/forward Steve Woodbury heads for two of his 18 points against Colorado. Woodbury also had four steals and five rebounds in Kansas' victory. Colorado guard hits game, career marks in defeat By Brady Prauser Kansan sportswriter us.115. Cobain said, "He really showed what he was made of," Harrington said. "Donnie was in a zone. He was in his own world. It was the Donnie Boyce show today." Colorado guard Donnie Boyce scored the Buffaloes first basket, their last basket and nearly every other one that mattered during their loss Saturday to No. 7 Kansas. The sophomore guard scored a game- and career-high 30 points on a variety of shots during Colorado's 72-68 loss. But more importantly, Boyce was the catalyst that helped Colorado claw away at and eventually surpass Kansas' second-half lead. More than 6 minutes had elapsed in the opening half when Boyce scored Colorado's first basket to counter 10 unanswered Kansas points. But he made up for lost time in the second half. giving the Damascus ball. With 7-54 remaining in the game, Boyce stole the ball, drove the length of the court and dunked to put Colorado ahead 53-52, its first and only lead of the game. Kansas rebuilt its lead to four points with less than 1 minute to play when Boyce hit a jump shot to cut the lead to two. Boyce scored 24 of his points in that half, four times bringing Colorado within two points of Kansas and once giving the Buffalooes the lead. "I just knew my shots were going in," Boyce said. "It was like one of those days where my release, follow through and everything was feeling good." Senior guard Adonis Jordan hit three free throws late in the game to seal the victory for Kansas and spoil any satisfaction Boyce might have felt about his performance. "We did it win, so it really doesn't matter. Boyce said Kansas is no stranger to big games by Boyce, who is the second-leading scoring in the Big Eight Conference behind Oklahoma State center Bryant Reeves. Boyce scored 26 points against the Jayhawks in Boulder earlier this season, and 27 against Kansas there last season. haction Boyce might have said. "We didn't win, so it really doesn't matter," Boyce said. He got his points Saturday, even though he was sidelined briefly in the first half after being elbowed in the eye. "I knew this game that he worked for the 30 points," said junior Steve Woolberry, who guarded Bovice. Kansas senior guard Rex Walters said Colorado's offense allowed Boyce to have many scoring opportunities. "He's got an awful lot of freedom," Walters said. "He does not have to worry about the wrath of Joe Harrington if he takes a bad shot, so he plays very, very loose. When you play against a guy like that, sometimes bad shots go in." 'Hawks' singles play falls short in victories By Mark Button The Kansas men's tennis team posted decisive scores against both Southwest Missouri State and South Illinois Edwardsville this weekend. Kansan sportswriter Senior Carlos Fleming, who sat out of singles play due to bronchitis, said that the team took its opponents too lightly. He said if that continued, the Jayhawks could have problems down the stretch. In the SIU-Edwardville match, four of the seven singles matches went to the third set. The Jayhawks beat MSU 6-1 and SIU-Edwardville 7-0. However, the matches were much closer than the scores. "We were physically ready, but I think we weren't mentally prepared," he said. "If you aren't ready to give 100 percent both physically and mentally every time you step on the court, you're going to have problems." that with Fleming's absence, the youngerplayers needed to pick up the slack. Junior Kevin Herke and freshmen Jeremy Sutter and Martin Echanki, who have played sparingly, all took part in the Jahwaks' victories. Kansas coach Michael Center said Echand's Friday night match with SMSU's Michael Akel was his first collegiate action. Echand beat Akel 6-4, 6-2. He remained unbeaten as he defeated SIU-Edwardsville's Brad Mossman 6-3, 6-2 on Saturday. "I think giving the other players a chance to play really helped their confidence," Center said. "As with any sport, anyone can get sick or hurt at any time. These guys need to feel able to step up and win." Fleming and sophomore Manny Ortiz, the Jayhawks' number one doubles team, lost to SIU-Edwardsville's Hughes Laverdiere and Kyler Updyke 8-5. ever, another streak was broken in the process. The two victories pushed Kassaa winningstreak to four matches. How- The Kansas duo had won all six matches this season before Saturday's loss. "They were flat," Center said. "They did not prepare for the match, and they lost." Fleming and Center said that one aspect that the team needed to improve on was its competitive edge. "From here on out, our all matches are going to be tough." Center said. Kansas travels to play regional gival Drake on Saturday. Center said Drake was one of the most highly-toued teams in the region. "This match against Drake is big." Fleming said. "They are a very solid team, and it's a match we need to win." Women'stennisteam improves record to 6-3 Kansanstaffreport BRIEFS The Jayhawks posted a record of 1-2 overall for the tournament, losing to both 7th-ranked Georgia and 10th-ranked Indiana by the same tally. 4-5. The Kansas women's tennis team, ranked 20th in the nation, improved its record to 6-3 Saturday by defeating Virginia 5-0 in the National Team Indoors tournament in Madison, Wis. Golf team places 11th in Florida invitational Three of the 'Hawks were undefeated for the tournament in singles play. Sophomore Rebecca Jensen, ranked 16th in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association poll, was victorious in all three of her matches. Her record is 16-1. Sophomore Nora Koves, 13-3, and junior Kim Rogers, 10-6, also won all three of their matches. Kansan staffreport G Georgia won the team title with a score of 886, 17 strokes ahead of second place finisher and host South Florida. Junior Matt Gogel topped the Jayhawks with an 12-over-par three-round total of 228, which was good for a tie for 21st. Gogel fired three consecutive rounds of 76. The Kansas men's golf team finished 11th with a score of 933 at the University of South Florida Invitational in Tampa, Fla. The tournament, which lasted three days, concluded yesterday. Senior Brad Bruno finished in a tie for 25th with a score of 229. Junior Jeff Moeller tied for 48th at 237, and junior John Hess and sophomore Tom Sims tied for 75th at 246. The Associated Press Missouri women beat Oklahoma State, 64-63 STILWATER, Okla. — Stacy WILLATER, hit a 21-foot shot in overtime to give Missouri a 64-63 victory against Oklahoma State yesterday. The game was close throughout, with the lead changing hands 16 times and Missouri never leading by more than seven. Williams had 15 points, while Vantrece Williams led the Tigers, 18-7 overall and 8-6 in the Big Eight Conference, with 18 points and five rebounds. Stacy Coffey of Oklahoma State, 21-7 and 9-5, contributed 22 points, while setting a big Eight record by stealing the ball eight times. Coffey shot 53.8 percent from the field, including hitting four from three-point range.