SPORTS
The University Daily KANSAN
February 15, 1984 Page 16
KU women seeking 4th straight victory
By PHIL ELLENBECKER Sports Writer
The Kansas women's basketball team will try to contain one of the highest-scoring teams in the Big Eight Conference as well as win its fourth game in a row when it faces the Cornshucks tonight in Lincoln, Neb.
The Cornhuskers, 13-8 overall and 5-5 in the conference, rank second in the Big Eight in scoring with an average of 81.6 points in conference games.
"Nebraska's a hard team to try to counter," said Kansas head coach Marian Washington. "They more or less just try to push the ball up the court as fast as they can and put up a shot as quickly as possible."
The Jayhawks, tied for second in the conference with a 5-2 record, ran up their highest point total of the season in a 98-94 victory over Nebraska Jan. 25. Angie Snider led the Jayhawk scoring in the game with 29 points, and Vickie Adkins added 25. Debra Powell led the Cornhuskers in scoring with 29 points.
Powell, a 5-foot-9 junior forward,
leads the Big Eight in scoring in
conference games, averaging 21.9
points and second with an average of 21.4 points.
Snider leads the conference in scoring in all games with an average of 22.7 points a game. Powell is fourth in total. The Bucks are sixth with a 17.8 scoring average.
Adkins leads the conference in rebounding and field-goal percentage in both conference games and all games.
Kansas will counter Nebraska's high-powered offense with the conference's No. 1 ranked defense. After giving up 51 and 50 points in their last two games, the Jayhawks jumped from third to first place in the Big Eight defensive rankings. They are giving up an average of 65 points a game.
In contrast, Nebraska ranks last in the conference in defense, giving up nine points a game. Ninth-ranked Missouri scored eight points against the Huskers' summer.
Today's trip to Nebraska will be the start of a test on the road for KU, which plays four of its final six conference games away from Allen Field House. The Jayhawks have an 8-1 record track record for their first playoff over Oklahoma State, the only team to defeat Missouri in conference play this year.
"More times than not we've had to contend with an obvious home-court officiating advantage, and we've fallen behind early for various reasons in a couple of games," Washington said. "But I've really had no trouble getting our team to play hard on the road this year."
Nebraska has had to compensate for a lack of height on this year's team. No starter is taller than 5-11, and the team's second leading rebounder is a 5-7 guard.
Terry Beek, Nebraska women's sports information director, said, "Position by position, we're 1 to 3 inches against about everybody we play."
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Kansas guard Toni Web looks for an open teammate against Iowa State. Webb scored four of her eight points in the final three minutes Saturday to help the fawhawks defeat the Cyclones. 52-50.
King scores 40 to lead N.Y. past Kansas City,106-100
By United Press International
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Bernard King scored 50 points and Bill Cartwright added 22 last night to the lead New York Knicks to a 106-100 victory over the Kansas City Kings.
King and Cartwright combined to score 14 points during the final eight minutes as New York outscored the Kings 16-11 during that span. They also scored 52 minutes, 55 seconds remaining before Cartwright made four free
throws and King made a field goal and a free throw to open up a 102-94 lead.
The Kings were ahead virtually the entire first half, leading by as much as eight points, before King's 15-point runcut. Kansas was ahead by 80-72.
King put New York ahead to stay at 88-87 with two field goals with 8:19 remaining.
King, 17 of 28 from the field, had 25 points in the second half and gave 63 points with victory in 10 games. The victory improved New York's record to 31-19.
NCAA to delay drug-abuse program
By United Press International
NEW YORK — The National College Athletic Association, convinced that its educational program is inadequate to cope with the drug and alcohol abuse problem in college athletics, still may be able to present an effective prevention program to its member schools after this summer's Olympic Games, John Toner, the organization's president, said yesterday.
"We have learned that educational programs won't solve the problem." Toner said, speaking at a meeting of the New York Met Basketball Writers Association. "Federal authorities and other experts are telling us that we
need a strict enforcement program.
That program should include drug
drugs.
"It is almost futile to test for alcohol. A strict drug-testing program has been installed at UCLA and the University of Georgia, and a few Eastern schools have been conducting drug prevention programs.
"In the Olympics (in July and August) they will be using the UCLA laboratories for their drug-prevention program. We are not going to disband our educational program on drugs, but it's not enough to solve the problem."
Florida, had been chosen as the nominating chairman of the American Council of Presidents, which is hoping to insert itself as a 44-man committee to serve as a separate governing body within the NCAA.
In a general rundown of NCAA positions, Toner also noted that Bob Marston, president of the University of
In other matters, Toner said he hoped that expansion of the NCAA basketball tournament from 48 to 64 teams did not hurt the National Invitational Tournament, played annually in New York City.
"I personally feel," he said, "there are at least 80 competitive teams. So, to me, 64 looks like the right number for the NCAA tournament."
Toner also said that deaths resulting from college-football injuries have decreased.
Four from KC will play for West in tonight's game Comet's DiPede survives trade to be surprise player in MISL
By United Press International
ST. LOUIS — Goalkeeper Enzo DiPede is a surprise member of two Major Indoor Soccer League teams this season, and the Western Division All-Stars.
DiPede and Victor Petroni combined to give the Comets a solid goalballing tandem a year ago on the way to a 26-22 finish and the club's first playoff berth. They split time right down the middle and both finished among the MISL's top 10 goalkeepers, with Petroni at No. 5 with a 4.90 goal and DiPede at No. 7 with a 4.80 average and 12-12 mark.
But during the off-season the Comets signed free-agent goalkeeper Manny Ramirez.
ennial St. Louis All-Star Slobo IIlevjski, and decided to trade either DIPeDep or Petroni, whenever commanded the team was captured was figured to back up Schwartz.
The Comets seemed inclined to keep Petroni because he was younger, cheaper and was coming off a better season than DiPede.
"I felt I was probably more marketable because I had been in the league longer," DiPede said. "If they could have struck a deal for me, I'm sure they would have. I didn't know what their thoughts were. I tried not to think about it. I didn't want to leave Kansas City."
Kansas City today because the Comets simply got a better offer for Petroni. Either way, Petroni was sent to the Phoenix Pride.
Coach Pat McBride diplomatically said that the Comeds come to keep with him, and that's his experience. But club president Leiwke says DiPede remains in
"We were surprised there wasn't more interest in both gays," Leiwek said, "but I guess a lot of teams figured they could always come up with a goalkeeper if they really needed one. There are a lot of goalkeepers out there . . . but few in the class of a Slobo or a Zolton Toth (New York).
"We would have liked to have kept both guys and we told them that. They are both solid goalkeepers who were very active and very popular in the community. But it wasn't practical for us to keep all three. The sustaining interest we had was from Phoenix in Victor."
Swartz dislocated his shoulder during training camp but still back-
stopped the Comets to a 5-4 victory over the Wichita Wings in the season opener. In his second start, Schwartz reinjured his shoulder and had to be replaced by DiPede midway through a game with the Los Angeles Lazers.
DiPede helped the Comets pull out a 9-7 victory in that one and went on to post a 13-9 record by the All-Star break for the second place Comets. But it won't be much of a stretch to play for the West in the All-Star Game tonight in St. Louis.
DipEde will be joined on the West
dipiade of the Krakowski,
Hill and Tasse Krokusebek.
DipDee posted his first-ever MISL shutout this year and his 13 victories are already a career-best with still a half a season to play. His 4.66 goals against average has him on track for another career best. He had a 5.22 goals
against average two years ago for the lastplace Comet and a 4.80 average a year ago.
"I don't see any difference in my play the last couple of years," DiPede said. "We just have a better team this year. Two years ago when we lost all those games (14-30), I was almost picked for the All-Star team. It's just that when you're on top, you showcase yourself better."
Others on tonight's West roster are three members of the first-place Steamers — Jilevijski, Tony Bellinger and Ricky Davis — and three members of the third-place Winges Wings in Kim Chaoan, Omar Gomez and Andy Chuanpo.
Because of typesetting problems, Sports Almanac will not be published today. Publication should resume tomorrow.
'Hawks to try for 1st victory at NU arena
By GREG DAMMAN Sports Writer
Bob Devaney Sports Center in Lincoln, Neb., opened in 1976, and, to the chagrin of Jayhawk basketball fans, has never been the site of a Kansas victory over the Nebraska Cornhuskers.
Tonight the Jayhawks will get a chance to end that jinx and, at the same time, give their first Big Eight Conference road victory.
Oklahoma, 7-1 in the Big Eight, leads the conference.
"I think all of us are in pretty bad shape," said Nebraska coach Moe Iba. "I can't see OU losing anymore games."
The Jayhawks are in sole possession of second place in the Big Eight with a 5-3 record, but Nebraska, 4-4, could be for second by beating the Jayhawks.
Kansas coach Larry Brown said the Big Eight Conference race was over after his team lost to Oklahoma State a week ago.
Brown added that he didn't expect Oklahoma to fold.
The Cornhuskers, meanwhile, are coming off an impressive 61-56 overtime road victory over Missouri Saturday. In that game, Iba started his team in a zone defense for the first time in his coaching career.
However, Ida said he didn't expect a
match to be effective against the Jayhawks.
"Against Kansas, I don't possibly think we could play a zone the way they do," said Mr. DeBose.
Kansas, shooting 51 percent from the field, ranks third in the Big Eight behind Oklahoma and Oklahoma State. Henry leads the conference in field-goal percentage at 63.8 percent and in free throw percentage at 63.3 percent.
"Carl Henry is a great player. We just have to keep him off the boards."
"Husker center Dave Hoppen, a 6-foot-11 sophomore, is second in the conference in field-goal percentage at 62.2 percent. Hoppen scored 18 points in his game, despite being sick to its averaging 19.9 points and 6.8 rebounds a game.
Kansas center Greg Dreiling said, "Dave is one of the best centers in the league, and he will be healthy for this one, so it could be a good match."
When the two teams met earlier in the season, Kansas came on top, 77-61. The dayhawks were led in that game by Henry's 23 points and 14
Cloudy will start at forward for the "Huskers, along with 6-6 John Matzke, who is averaging 3.9 points and 2.2 rebounds a game.
Five-foot-10 senior David Ponce, averaging 7.8 points and 1.7 rebounds a game, will start at one guard. Eric Williams, a 6-2 senior averaging 7.9 points and 2.3 rebounds a game, will start at the other guard.
JAYHAWK FOOTBALL NOTES — As expected, all-state defensive lineman David Smith signed a letter-of-intention with the Kansas Jayhawks, it was Wednesday. Smith is the 28 player to play with KU since the Feb. 8 signing date.
Smith had said earlier that he was leaning towards playing for the Jaya hawks, but had already scheduled a visit at Kansas State this past weekend. He officially signed the letter Monday evening.
He is a 6-foot-3, 215-pound lineman who played for Johnson-Stanton County, Kansas' 2A state champions. Smith was an all-state selection by both the Topeka Capital Journal and the Wichita Eagle-Beacon.
The University of Kansas Black History Month February 1984
Falasha: Agony of the Black Jews (film and discussion). Discussion led by Lisa Freund, Washington, D.C. Congressional Representative for American Association for Ethiopian Jews. Kansas Union Council Room, 8 p.m. Sponsored by OMA, Hillel, BSU and BIC.
Black Americans & the Struggle for Excellence in Education
17-19 BSU Gospel Round-Up, KU Campus
18 GOSPEL EXTRAVAGANZA, Ballroom, Kansas Union, Sat., 7:30 p.m.
21 The Inauguration of the Black History Collections of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library, 7 p.m. Featuring Elmer Jackson, Jr. Opening of the LANGSTON HUGHES EXHIBIT. Kenneth Spencer Research Library.
23 Lecture on Toni Morrison by Phillip Royster.
"Country Son Comes to the Rescue: Scapegoat Rescuer in Toni Morrison's Tar Baby". Kansas Union Jayhawk Room. 8 p.m.
KU Tae-Kwon-Do Club
Master Lee has dedicated himself to Tae-Kwon-Do for more than three decades and he says "Tae-Kwon-Do is an exercise, sport, art, self defense, martial way, Ki-discipline for inner power, and finally mental and spiritual discipline."
Interested students and faculty are all welcome. We have over 70 women and men in our class. It's a lot of fun to work out for a study break. You are not too late to start. Come and join us.
The classes are assisted by:
The classes are ...
David Duquette, 2nd degree black belt,
Edward Brunt, 2nd degree black belt,
Seung II Lee, 2nd degree black belt,
Jerry Collins, 1st degree black belt,
Damon Davison, 1st degree black belt,
Philip Folsom, 1st degree black belt
At Robinson Gym, Room 102 on Mon. and Wed., 6 p.m.
For more information call 842-1583
Hero Sandwich Special All Oven Baked Heros
$1.75 reg. $2.25
Ham, Roast Beef, Turkey, Cheese, New Yorkers
1021 Massachusetts
Wed. thru Sun.
Feb. 15-Feb. 19
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