SPORTS
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Tuesday, February 16, 1993
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Jayhawks anticipate fast-paced contest
Lamar next opponent for Kansas
By Jay Williams Kansan sportswriter
The Kansas women's basketball team will try and return to its winning ways tonight against Lamar in Allen Field House a little more than 48 hours after losing to No. 22 Nebraska.
The Jayhawks, 14-8 overall and 6-5 in the Big Eight Conference, want to put together a better offensive performance than they did in the second half against the Cornhuskers.
After trailing by just four points at halftime, Kansas took 11 minutes to score nine points at the beginning of the second half and attempted just 19 shots during the entire half. The Jayhawks finished the game with 52 points, their fewest in a single game this season.
Kansas will look for more points tonight, and Lamar should oblige. The Lady Cardinals like to run with the basketball, and that suits Kansas coach Marian Washington just fine.
"That style should help us," Washington said. "We're expecting a fast
Lamar is a small team, with only two players 6-four or taller. The Lady Cardinals' tallest player, 6-1 junior center Travea Gant, leads the team with a 21.3 scoring average.
The starting five for Lamar carries the load. The Lady Cardinal bench averages 10.1 points a game compared to 23.3 for Kansas.
However, sophomore forward Alana Slatter, who received a slight
concussion in the second half of the Nebraska game, was listed as questionable yesterday and will visit a doctor this morning before the final decision is made on her status for tonight's game.
Slatter was the key player in Kansas' 75-73 victory against Northern Iowa, scoring 31 points.
Tonight's game will be the first Kansas home game in more than a week. Kansas traveled to Northern Iowa, Iowa State and Nebraska last week. The Jayhawks defeated Northern Iowa and Iowa State before falling to the "Huskers."
"We had a hard swing," Washington said. "We knew it wasn't going to be easy."
All of Kansas' remaining games
leading up to the Big Eight Tournament in Salina will be at home. Kansas finishes with home conference games against Oklahoma State, Oklahoma and Kansas State.
Kansas has a 5-6 record on the road and is 9-2 at home.
The No. 24 Cowgirls of Oklahoma State will play Friday in the field house. Kansas lost to the Cowgirls 54-52 Jan. 24 in Stillwater. The Jayhawks trailed by 13 early in the game but came back and late in the second half before losing.
The Jayhawks beat both Oklahoma and K-State on the road earlier this season, taking a 70-64 decision in Norman and winning 58-51 at Kansas State.
AROUND THE BIG EIGHT:
Three Big Eight teams are ranked in the Associated Press Top 25 this week. Colorado remained at No. 4, Nebraska moved up to No. 22 from No. 23 and Oklahoma State dropped from No. 20 to No. 24 after losing to Oklahoma on Sunday.
Kansas Jayhawks
record:
14-8
14-8
head coach:
Marian Washington
Probable Starters
Charlie Sampson
G Fr. 5-10 12.5 pp
Michelle Leathers
G Jr. 5-6 5.6 pp
Angela Aycock
F So. 6-2 15.3 pp
Caryn Shinn
F So. 5-10 4.4 pp
Lisa Tate
C Jr. 6-3 9.1 pp
Lamar Lady Cardinals
Cai
record:
8-11
head coach:
Liz McQuitter
Probable Starters:
■ Sondra Ancelot
G Jr. 5-6 13.1 pp
■ Ramona Jones
G Sr. 5-5 12.2 pp
■ Tracy Fountain
G So. 5-8 5.7 pp
■ Monique Newell
F Fr. 6-0 3.4 pp
■ Travea Gant
C Jr. 6-1 21.5 pp
Source: Kansas Sports Information
Derek Nolen / KANSAN
Junior guard Ericka Muncy shoots a layup in practice. Yesterday Kansas was preparing for tonight's game against Lamar. The Jawhaws will take on the Lady Cardinals at 7 tonight at Allen Field House.
Coaches disagree with poll
Men
Big Eight standings
league overall
Kansas 7 1 20 3
Kansas St. 5 3 15 5
Oklahoma St. 6 4 15 5
Missouri 4 4 15 8
Nebraska 4 5 16 8
Oklahoma 4 4 16 7
Iowa St. 4 5 14 8
Colorado 0 8 8 12
Oklahoma St. 73, Nebraska 63
"Tight game"
Kansas St. at Colorado, 8
Tomorrow's games:
Oklahoma at Kansas, 7 p.m.
Missouri at Iowa, 7 p.m.
Women
league overall
Colorado 9 1 21 1
Oklahoma St. 8 2 20 4
Nebraska 8 3 18 5
Kansas 6 5 14 8
Missouri 5 5 16 6
Oklahoma 4 6 10 11
Kansas St. 1 10 9 13
Iowa St. 1 10 21 2
Toright's game:
Lamar at Kansas, 7
Friday's game:
Oklahoma St. at Kansas
Oklahoma at Kansas St.
Iowa St. at Colorado
The Associated Press
Johnny Orr, quite forcefully, says otherwise.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Only one Big Eight Conference team is among the Associated Press Top 25 this week, so there must be only one good team in the Big Eight.
"I think we've got the most balanced league in America," the Iowa State coach said yesterday. "I get tired of reading about how good the Big Ten is, and how they should have seven or eight teams in the NCAA (tournament). I think we should have seven teams in the NCAA."
Kansas, which owns a two-game lead over Kansas State in the Big Eight race, moved up to No. 6 in this week's AP rankings, while K-State, which occupied No. 23 after a five-year poll absence, fell out.
Nevertheless, between first-place Kansas and last-place Colorado, only 1½ games separate No. 2 from No. 7 in the Big Eight. Every team but Colorado has at least 14 victories.
Knocking each other around week after week, coaches fear, could damage the Big Eight in the eyes of the NCAA selection committee.
"I'm sure it's going to affect the way they think," Orr said. "Unless we push the issue, and even then we're going
to be affected some. Why don't we say how balanced our league is?
"All we hear is we're down. I disagree." My team is much better than a year ago. Nebraska's very good. Kansas State is certainly one of the surprise teams in the nation.
Oklahoma State coach Eddie Sutton also said he thought the Big Eight should land seven teams in the post-season, but maybe not all in the 64-team NCAA field.
"We only have one team I'd consider among the elite, in the top seven or eight in the country," Sutton said. "But I think there are probably six other teams somewhere between the top 25 and 10 in the country. If they're going to try to pick the best teams yes, I think the Big Eight could have seven teams. That depends on what happens in all these other leagues across the country.
"You get down to 60 through 64, and that committee has to make a judgment. It's going to get a little hairy for a couple of teams in our league."
Despite some significant victories, Nebraska is absent from the poll. The 'Tuskers are 16-8 overall. In its previous two outings Nebraska be beat then No. 3 Kansas and then No. 23 K-State.
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AP Top 25
Kansas moved up in the poll to sixth. Kansas State dropped out of the poll.
rank team record pts. pr
1. Indiana (59) 22-2 1521 1
2. Kentucky 18-2 1351 2
3. N. Carolina (1) 20-3 1348 6
4. Arizona (1) 17-2 1305 5
5. Michigan 19-2 1291 4
6. Kansas 20-3 1275 7
7. Duke 19-4 1132 3
8. Cincinnati 19-2 1114 8
9. Florida St. 19-6 1064 10
10. Wake Forest 16-4 1029 9
11. Vanderbilt 16-4 1929 11
12. Utah 19-3 724 16
13. Arkansas 16-5 695 14
14. Purdue 15-5 565 18
15. UNLV 16-3 558 12
16. Seton Hall 18-6 538 19
17. Pittsburgh 15-5 529 17
18. Tulane 17-4 467 20
19. Massachusetts 17-4 455 22
20. Iowa 14-6 396 13
21. New Orleans 17-2 278 25
22. Louisville 14-6 226 —
23. Virginia 15-5 197 —
24. Marquette 17-4 178 15
25. St. John’s 14-6 172 —
Other teams receiving votes: BYU 86, Oldahoma
64, Xavier, Ohio 52, Illinois 47, Memphis St. 47,
Oklahoma St. 29, Nebraska 25, Boston Coll. 22,
Georgia Tech 20, New Mexico 19, Michigan St.
17, Minnesota 10, New Mexico 9, Syracuse
South Math. 8, George Washue 7, LSU 6, W. Kentucy
6, Miami, Ohio 3, Rice 3, Wisconsin 3,
St. Kaira 2, Alabama 1, Manifesta 11
KANSAN
Source; The Associated Press
Women's tennis team has chance at championships
By Blake Spurney
Kansan sportswriter
After cruising by Arkansas 9-0 and Drake 8-0 last week in Topeka, the 20th-ranked Kansas women's tennis team improved its record to 4-1.
Junior Abby Woods said that traditionally Arkansas and that Drake had solid programs, but that this year Kansas had faced teams that were much stronger.
Kausas coach Chuck Mierzbach said that Drake had some good individual players, but not much depth. However, he said he did not concern himself with the opposition.
"We challenge ourselves, not our competition." he said.
Woods said it was how hard each of her teammates competed that made the difference.
"As a team we have been pushing each other in practice because we all want each other to get better," she said.
That challenge has definitely helped Woods' play. She entered the season as the team's No. 6 players player and has moved up to No. 4 while compiling a 5-0 springdual record.
Merzbacher credited her success to aggressive play with an improved shot selection.
Sophomores Rebecca Jensen, the No. 1 singles player, and Nora Koves, No. 2, also have started the spring season with a 5-0 individual mark in duals. Right behind them is the No. 3 singles player, junior Mindy Weiner, who is 4-1.
If they maintain their national ranking, the Jayhawks have a decent shot at returning to the NCAA Championships. Last year Kansas made it to the NCAAs for the first time in the program's history.
Kansas will put its ranking to a test Feb. 25 to 27 at the National Team Indoors in Wisconsin. This tournament features the top 20 teams in the nation. The first round parings already have been announced, and Kansas will face No. 4 Georgia.
Merzbacher said he was confident that the Jayhawks could beat Georgia and make it to the semifinals.
"Beating Georgia would almost solidify us getting to the NCAAs," he said.
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