SPORTS UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Wednesday, January 19, 1994
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Tom Leininger / KANSAN
Kansas freshman forward B.J. Williams, playing for the injured Richard Scott, is boxed out by Ron Lucas of Kansas State. The Jahways were out-rebounded by the Wildcats 44-32.
Martin Altstaedten / KANBAN
Young guard finds success on, off court
Freshman guard Angela Halbleb, who averages 11.8 points a game, has led the 'Hawks in scoring three times.
By Matt Siegel
Kansan sportswriter
Whoever coined the phrase "Appearances can be deceiving" must have been describing freshman guard Angela Halbleib.
But success comes naturally to Halleib.
On the surface, Halbleib's high school record indicates that she is a model of success from hard work. Besides being a four-year letter winner in volleyball, basketball and softball in high school, Halbleib was a National Honor Society member and class valedictorian.
"I am not one to study that much," she said sheepishly. "I'm a person who studies in front of a television the night before a test. I can't explain my study habits."
Sometimes incoming freshmen basketball players have a tendency to play timidly, especially in the early part of the season. But in Halleib's third game of the season, she led the team with 28 points.
Halbleib was chosen the most valuable player of the Dial Soap Classic, and has led the team in scoring three times.
"It took me awhile to get my confi
dence," Hallebib said. "I still struggle with my confidence level some games."
Confidence was
something she did not lack during her high-school career in Wisconsin. She averaged more than 20 points a game her first three years and 30 points her senior year at Middleton High School. Halbleib not only was the Badger Conference scoring champion in each of her four seasons, but she also became Wisconsin's all-time leading scorer in the history of girl's basketball. She finished her career with 2,378 points, eclipsing former Stanford All-American Sonja Henning's mark.
"I was never one to get wrapped up in awards," Halbleib said. "Finishing second in the state championship my senior year is something that I'll always remember. Nobody was expecting us to do anything because the year before we were 8-13 and we had a new coach. We sold out the field house for the first time in history."
She opted for Kansas because she wanted to step into a successful program, she said. The early season results indicate that she has found the success she sought. However, she was also tied to one of her hometown college team's success.
Hablebli's accomplishments did not go unnoticed. She was recruited heavily before narrowing her list to Purdue, Florida State and Kansas.
"When my parents came to visit me they brought enough Rose Bowl stuff to fill my closet," she said.
One of the reasons why Hallebib has found success on the court and has become such a prolific scorer is because of her jump shot. She currently shoots 47 percent from the field and 38.2 percent from three-point range.
"I think that Angie is one of the finest shooters that this conference will see." Kansas coach Marian Washington "She can develop into one of the finest shooters in the nation, if she keeps on working on her game."
Halbleib said she needed to work on her game so she would be a better player next season. Just like she needs to study more, right Angela?
Scott listed day-to-day after forehead injury
Pollard's knee puts forward into hospital
By Gerry Fey
Kansan sportswriter
Players were sprawled out on the floor for the elusive basketball, a common scene in the No.1 Jayhawks' 68-64 loss to Kansas State on Monday night.
But the difference this time was the consequence. Kansas senior forward Richard Scott suffered a mild concussion on the play.
He was taken to Lawrence Memorial Hospital, where he stayed overnight. Doctors performed a CAT scan, which showed no problems, said Mark Cairns, team trainer.
With 15:45 left in the game, Scott dove into a pile of players for the ball. A K-State player recovered the ball, and both teams headed down the court. Scott, however, lay motionless where the scuffle had occurred. He apparently had been knee in the forehead by freshman center Scot Pollard.
Officials stopped play while Kansas coach Roy Williams and Cairns went to check on Scott.
He made it off the court and into the locker room with assistance but was sent to the hospital.
Cairns said Scott had been unconscious for about 30 seconds when the two tried to get a response from him.
"When I checked with him this morning, he had a pretty good headache and some neck pains," Cairns said yesterday. "That's what we're checking out with X-rays. If everything goes well, chances are he will be released sometime today."
A hospital representative said last night that Scott had been released from the hospital at 2:18 p.m.
"I think some of us were just worried about him," Pearson said. "We realized we just had to come together as a team and do it without Richard."
When Kansas lost Scott, the averages 15.5 points a game, the Jayhawks lost their leading scorer and a valuable senior under the basket. Pearson and freshman forward B.J. Williams had to fill in at Scott's vacant position.
Roy Williams said he was happy with the play from both players. He said that losing Scott had been tough but that K-State had played well.
"We got some good play out of Sean, and we got some good play out of B.J.," he said. "That's important to us. It's important to our team because we need those guys."
Pearson said his performance had been his best this year. He shot four
for six from the field and ended with a team-high 15 points.
"I just had to go out there and do whatever it took to help the team," Pearson said. "It helps my confidence. It makes me realize that now, the more I get into it on defense, the offense will come."
Cairns said that Scott was listed as day-to-day for the Iowa State game Saturday in Ames, Iowa.
Monday night's Kansas K-State game was the 100th game played between the two schools in Allen Field House. Kansas holds a 66-34 advantage.
"With this kind of situation, you have to observe him for a couple days," he said. "This morning he was doing good, I'm not saying he was doing great. He was doing good."
The Jayhawks also were ranked No. 1 last season before they played the Wildcats, but Kansas escaped Manhattan with a 71-65 victory. But in its first top-ranked defense at home, like this year's, Kansas lost 64-49 to Long Beach State.
- Pearson led the Jayhawks with a season-high 15 points, missing his career high by 4 points. It was the first time a starter has not led the team in scoring since junior guard Greg Gurley scored 17 points against North Carolina State on Dec. 8.
The Jayhawks are 15-0 when they win the battle of the boards. K-State out-rebounded Kansas 44-32. This season, Kansas is 1-2 against the opposition when it is out-rebounded.
Kansas opens season ready to earn respect
By Andrew Gilman Kansan sportswriter
The No. 25 Kansas baseball team will have the chance to prove that last season was no fluke when they begin play Feb. 11 in Kissimmee, Fla., at the fifth annual Olive Garden Classic.
The Jayhawks, who begin practice today, will have less than a month to prepare for the four-team tournament.
"It's an early start." Kansas coach Dave Bingham said. "It's a difficult situation, with four games in three days."
The Jayhawks will play No. 14 North Carolina State at 1 p.m. Feb. 11 and then will take on No. 10 Tennessee at 4:30 p.m. the same day. Kansas will play unranked Central Florida at 1 p.m. Feb. 12 before playing in either the consolation or championship game Feb. 13.
All four teams qualified for the NCAA tournament last year.
Lack of confidence will not be a factor when the Jayhawks try to return to the College World Series.
"We know we can play," senior pitcher Chris Corn said. "We've always been able to. We've learned from our mistakes. I came back for my senior season because I want a national championship."
Corn is coming off a 9-4 season, in which he anchored a strong pitching staff.Bingham won't be worried
about his pitchers, either. The Jay-hawks will have a strong nucleus on the pitching staff. They return starters Corn, sophomore Jamie Splittorff and senior David Meyer.
"We've asked our pitchers to start early," Bingham said. "Physically, they'll be ready for 100 pitches, but we won't put any kid at risk. We're sure going to watch them."
Pitching won't be the only bright spot for the Jayhawks. They also return $ a_{2} $ solid outfield for the 1994 season.
Senior captain Darryl Monroe, who sports a career .343 batting average, will be joined by junior Josh Igou and senior Ron Oelschlager.
Monroe and the Jayhawks have some lofty goals for the season.
"Our goals were set in the fall," Monroe said. "We're here to win the Big Eight and win the College World Series."
To do that, the team will have to prove itself early in the season against some high-quality competition.
"This team is able to go out early," Monroe said. "We've accomplished a great deal in the fall."
Success in the fall may not be enough for Bingham, who looks at last year as an indicator.
"The College World Series is the greatest thing that could have happened to us," he said. "You are what you've accomplished, and we want that challenge."
Hadl honored
Kansanstaffreport
John Hadi, a former All-American at halfback and quarterback for Kansas, was chosen Monday for admission into the College.
Hall of Fame.
"I spent the first half of my life playing football," Hadd said. "It is nice to be associated with great goddess."
John Hadl
players that I played against and know personally."
Hadi, who is the associate athletic director and Williams Fund director, led Kansas to a 33-7 victory against Rice in the Bluebonnet Bowl in 1961. It was Kansas' first bowl victory.
After graduating from Kansas, Hadl went onto a 16-year professional football career in the AFL and NFL. He played for San Diego, Los Angeles, Green Bay and Houston. The highlight of his professional football career was being named the league's most valuable player in 1973.