SPORTS UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN Monday, February 8, 1993 9 'Huskers stuff 'Hawks' hopes of victory Poor shooting plagues Kansas in second half By David Dorsey Kansan sportswriter LINCOLN, Neb. — Freshman forward Terrance Badgett punctuated Nebraska's 68-64 upset victory against the No. 3 Kansas basketball team by stealing and then slam dunking the ball as time expired, giving the Jayhawks their first loss of the season in Big Eight Conference play. Kansas, 18-3 overall and 5-1 in the conference, led by nine points at halftime, but was outscored 37-24 in the second half. The Cornhuskers, 15-7 and 3-4, were led by senior center Derrick Chandler's 19 points and 14 rebounds. Kansas senior guard Rey Walters opened the second half by making a three-pointer, but it would be the Jayhawks' only basket during a seven-minute stretch. Once the Huskers caught up to the Hawks with 12 minutes remaining, the game would have eight lead changes and four ties as the teams began trading baskets. During the final minute, with Kansas down 64-62, Walters dribbled towards the basket, shot and missed from 10 feet. Badgett grabbed the rebound and was quickly fouled by Walters with 16 seconds left. Badgett missed both free throws, and Kansas junior forward Patrick Richey pulled down the rebound and throw the outlet pass to Walters. Walters dribbled downcourt, but turned the ball over when he attempted a pass. The turnover led to Badgett's steal and dunk, ending the game. Kansas coach Roy Williams was disappointed in the loss, but said he didn't want the blame to be on Walters. "Rex Walters has won a lot of games for us," Williams said. "I don't want anybody saying he lost the game for us with two dumb plays at the end. The whole team took a big step backward today." Walters, like many of his teammates, sat in a subdued locker room after the game while Cornhusker fans continued a celebration that included rushing onto the court and cutting down the nets. Walters, who finished with seven points and four assists, said that missing the 10-foot jump shot with 16 seconds left affected his decision making on the final possession. "At the time I should have made the move to the basket," he said. "That was not the time to pull back, and that's exactly what I did. Instead of being aggressive the way I was supposed to be, I didn't do it. It's pretty simple." Hancock, who played in his first game since Jan. 25, finished with two points and four rebounds in 16 minutes of play. Hancock had surgery on both eyes two weeks ago and wore goggles to prevent further injury. He said that wearing the goggles would take some time getting used to but said little else after the loss. Chandler, who led all players in rebounding and in scoring, gave his team a 66-64 lead after making two free throws. He said the victory improved his confidence and should do the same for the entire Nebraska队. "That game lifted a burden off my back," Chandler said. "We have a young team, and it's taken us a while to get everything together." Six fifteen players on on Nebraska's roster, and one of them, Badgett, finished with 11 points. Chandler said that the team was determined to win. "When we were down by nine, we said, 'Let's make a stand,' Chandler said. "When we got over the hump, we knew we were going to win. We were not going to lose to Kansas." KANSAS 64. NEBRASKA 68 KANSAS (18-3, 5-1) PLAYER fgm/fga ftm/fta pt Woodberry 61.2 4.4 17 Mike 3.7 2.4 8 Pauley 3.9 3.4 9 Walters 2.9 2.2 7 Jordan 3.6 0.0 7 Rayford 0.1 0.0 7 Hayley 2.4 2.2 7 Hancock 1.4 0.0 2 Gurley 0.0 0.0 0 Ostertgård 3.5 1.7 0 Oconto 3.0 1.7 0 TOTAL 23.87 14.21 64 NEBRASKA (15-7, 3-4) Badgett 5-6 1-3 11 Chubick 1-5 7-8 9 Chandler 6-14 7-10 19 Johnson 2-7 1-3 6 Platkowski 6-14 2-2 16 Gregory 0-2 1-2 1 Strickland 0-3 0-0 0 Boone 2-3 0-1 4 Ice 1-4 0-0 0 Woolridge 0-1 0-0 0 TOTAL E 23.59 19.29 48 *Haifitime* Kansas 40, Nebraska 31, Point-of-entry Kansas 4-12 Wichita 1, Washburn 1, Jordan 4, Jordan 3-6 Kansas 2, Omaha 2, Johnson 3, Johnson 2, Snokeland 1, R. Bibbens Kansas 38, Woodbury 8, Scott 7, Nebraska 43 (Chandler 14, Chuck 10) assists Kansas 51, Kirkwood 9, Assistants 51 Total goals Kansas 23, Nebraska 19 Attendance 14,579 The Jayhawks loss ruined their chances of finishing the conference season undefeated. Kansas finished 14-0 in the conference during the 1970-71 season. No team since has accomplished the feat. The Jahayhaws return Wednesday night to Allen Field House when they take on Oklahoma State. They meet Missouri for the second time in 12 days Saturday at Columbia. Yesterday's game was the 200th meeting between the two teams. Kansas leads the series 133-67. Courtside: Seven Kansas players had at least two turnovers against the Nebraska defense. The Jayhawks had 17 turnovers and 15 assists. The Jayhawks shot 50 percent from the field during the first half but made just 28 percent of their shots in the second half. Erick Strickland, Nebraska freshman guard, tries unsuccessfully to draw a foul on Kansas senior guard Adonis Jordan, who scored seven points in a losing effort yesterday. The loss was Kansas' third setback of the season and its first to a conference foe. Doug Hesse / KANSAN Jayhawks stymie Tigers, fall to 'Buffs Turnovers key to women's loss, victory Richard Devinki / KANSAN Colorado sophomore guard Shelley Sheetz attempts to drive past Kansas junior guard Erika Muncy in the Lady Buffs' 77-60 victory Friday. Kansan sportswriter By Jay Williams Kansan sportwriter Kansas coach Marian Washington praised her team after yesterday's victory. The Kansas women's basketball team used a fast start and free throws at the end to beat Missouri 62-52 yesterday in Allen Field House. The Jayhawks are now 12-7 overall and 5-4 in the Big Eight Conference after rebounding from a 77-60 loss to No. 5 Colorado Friday night in the field house "I thought our players put together two good halves," Washington said. Against Missouri, Kansas took a 7-0 lead to start the game and led 21-8 with 8-42 remaining after junior guard Michelle Leathers' steal and layup. The Tigers, 16-5 and 5-4, closed to within three in the second half, but the Jayhawks made eight of nine free throws in the final 3:35 to close out the victory. was a constant goal of the Jayhawks. Kansas committed 12 turnovers, tying its season low set last Saturday at Kansas State. The Jayhawks committed only five turnovers in the second half while trying to nurse their lead. We talk about turnovers every day, she said. "It's our No.1 priority." Junior center Lisa Tate said protection on offense kept the team's turnovers down. Tate led the Jayhawks with 16 points, 14 rebounds and four blocked shots. "We just spread ourselves out and took our time," she said. Leathers said eliminating turnovers Kansas brought the 6-foot-3 Tate to the high post on several occasions in the Jayhawks' motion offense, used extensively for the first time this weekend. The Jayhawks kept the pressure on the Tiger defense with constant cutting and screening. Washington said Kansas had unveiled the motion offense to start the second half of the conference season. "We've been working on it, but it wasn't quite ready," Washington said. "I'm glad to see them executing it well." Kansas also executed on the defensive end, holding Missouri to 29 percent shooting in the second half and forcing 20 Tiger turnovers. Missouri used free throws to stay close, making 12 of 16 in the first 11:18 of the second half. Kansas attempted five free throws during the same stretch. Kansas pulled away down the stretch thanks to its own free throw opportunities. The Jayhawks shot 36 percent from the field in the second half and did not score a field goal in the final 5:39 of the game. Friday's Colorado game started like the Missouri game but ended with much different results." The Lady Buffs overcame an 18-9 deficit to lead 33-32 at halftime and pulled away in the second half for the 17-point victory. Kansas started the second half missing 17 of its first 23 shots in the second half. Colorado shot 58 percent as the Jayhawks fattered, even missing easy shots inside, going 5-for-15 inside of 10 feet in the second half. second half," she said. Sophomore forward Angela Aycock inward 20 points, 15 in the back Aycock did not receive much help from her teammates. The inside combination of Tate, sophomore forward Caryn Shim and sophomore forward Alana Slatter scored only 11 points in the game, with Tate going scoreless. Their Colorado counterparts scored 31. Washington said she was hoping for more production from the inside players but did not put the blame for the second-half collapse on their shoulders. "The bottom line is we didn't play well." she said. "I think we just came out flat in the KANSAS 62, MISSOURI 52 MISSOURI (16-5. 5-4 PLAYER fgm/fga ftm/ta ftm V. Williams 2.9 10.14 14 Walace 1.3 0.6 15 Bacomian 5.8 0.6 15 Fordham 0.4 0.6 0 S. William 7.17 2.2 16 Flynn 0.1 2.0 16 Shemer 0.3 1.3 14 Emer 2.4 0.4 24 TOTALS 17-49 18-25 62 Shinn 0.1 0.0 0 Aycock 4-10 5-9 13 Tate 5-8 6-11 16 Leathers 6-11 6-11 13 Sampson 3-8 1-1 7 Kite 1-8 0-0 3 Slatter 2-7 0-0 4 Wtherspoon 1-2 0-0 2 Hay 0-0 0-0 4 Holmes 1-2 2-3 4 TOTALS 23-87 14-14 62 KANSAS (12-7, 5-4) Halftime Kansas 28, Missouri 32. 3 point goal Kansas 2.14 Leafers 1.3, Kite 1.7. Sampam Missouri 2.9, LSU 2.6. Rebounds Rebounds Kansas 30 (Tie 14, Sampam 2). Missouri 43 (Limnien 31, Smith 4, Fordham 5, 5. William 5). Assists Kansas 9 (Sampam 5). South Carolina 11. Attendance 20. Missouri 21. Attendance 1,200. "We knew Kansas would come out strong." Sheetz said. "We were turning the ball over early, and they were capitalizing." Sophomore guard Shelley Sheetz led Colorado with 20 points, including four three-pointers. Woodard receives honor from sports foundation The award is given annually to an athlete representing the dignity, spirit and commitment to excellence exhibited by Hyman, who was captain of the 1984 Olympic volleyball team. She died in 1986 of Marfan's syndrome. The award was presented by President Bill Clinton during a special ceremony in Washington D.C. Kansas will play tomorrow at Northern Iowa. Tip-off in Cedar Falls will be at 7:35 p.m. Kansas coach Marian Washington received a late invitation to attend the ceremony. She left for the nation's capital after Thursday's practice and returned to Former Kansas All-American Lynette Woodard was honored Thursday at the White House with the Women's Sports Foundation's Flo Hyman Award. Kansanstaffreport The award presentation was followed by a reception put on by Sen. Bill Bradley, D-N.J., a former professional basketball player. Woodard returned to Japan after the ceremony, where she is playing professional basketball. She was a four-time All-American while at Kansas, co-captain of the gold-medal team 1984 Olympic basketball team and first woman ever to play for the Harlem Globe-trotters. Lawrence that evening. "He went up to Lynette and said to the audience, "I followed her since college, and nobody has done more than her in her career," she said. Washington was impressed with the new president's knowledge of Woodard's career. Kansas splits with Nebraska By Matt Doyle Jayhawk women win; men lose at meet The defending Big Eight Conference men's and women's swimming champions showed Saturday why they are still the favorites to retain their titles at this year's championships in March. The No. 16 Nebraska men handed No. 20 Kansas a 138-105 setback at the Bob Devaney Center Pool in Lincoln, Neb. The loss was the fourth in dual-meet competition for the Jayhawks this season, all against ranked opponents. - The No. 10 Kansas women defeated No. 24 Nebraska 143-100 to remain unbeaten in dual-meet competition. The Jayhawk men started off well by winning three of the first five events, taking a 57-38 lead against the Cornbaskers. At that time came the first intermission, which Kansas coach Gary Kempf said was the turning point in the meet. "The first part of the meet went the way we planned," he said. "But we got complacent after that first break. I didn't \n**a good job of having them staying emotionally involved." Nebraska sophomore Alan Kelsey won the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 45.26 seconds, putting the "Huskers" in the lead for good. Kelsey also won the 56-year freestyle with a Big Eight season-best time of 20.57 seconds. "Nebraska is that good," Kemp said. "We are a good team, too, if we can maintain our intensity throughout the meet." Kansas' Zhawn Stevens continued "The women came out emotionally flat," Kemp said. "There is no way they should have lost the medley relay, but that provided the jump start that we needed." "Frankie completed the triple with three real good times." Keufmf said. Sophomore Frankie Hanson, the Big Eight Swimmer-of-the-Month for January, paced the Jayhawks with first-place finishes in the 500 and 100 freestyle and 200 butterfly. Kempf said that freshmen Jennifer Davis and Katie Chapeau also performed well at Nebraska. Davis won the 200 breaststroke, and Chapau took first place in the 200 backstroke. his outstanding senior season with victories in the 200 individual medley and 200 breaststroke. His time of 2:05.13 in the 200 breaststroke was the best in the Big Eight this year. The Kansas women started off slow against Nebraska as the "Huskers won the opening event, the 400 medley relay, in a season-best time of 3:50.40. BRIEFS Doubles team falls in quarterfinal match Kansan staff report The Kansas women's doubles team of sophomore Rebecca Jensen and junior Mindy Weiner lost its quarterfinals match Friday night at the Rocket Intercollegiate Tennis Championships in Minneapolis. The Kansas tandem, ranked No. 13 in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association poll, fell to San Diego's Julie McKeon and Laura Richards, ranked No. 4 in the ITA poll, 0-6, 7-6, 0-1. McKeon and Richards had defeated Jensen and Eveline Hamers 6-0, 6-1, in last season's NCAA Championships. in the first round Thursday night, the Kansas team knocked off Beth Berris and Kristine Kurth of Stanford, ranked sixth, 7-6, 6-4. Jensen lost Friday in the second round of the singles competition to Duke's Julie Exum 6-2, 4-6, 6-1. Exum is tied at No. 2 in the ITA poll. The loss was Jensen's first of the season. Her record is 10-1. Lowery's late kick gives NFC the boot The Associated Press Los Angeles Raiders defensive lineman Howie Long recovered a fumble by San Francisco's Steve Young to set up the winning score in overtime. Young made the costly fumble just minutes after his dramatic touchdown pass on fourth down to the Giants' Rodney Hampton forced the overtime. Kansas City linebacker Derrick Thomas caught Young from behind on the fumble in overtime, and Long fell on the ball at the NFC28-yard line. After three running plays by the AFC, Lowery made his third field goal of the game to win the all-star contest after 4.09 of overtime. Lowery had converted a 42- yard field goal on the last play of the first half. He also booted a 29-yarder in the third quarter, tying the score 13-13.