Sports
University Daily Kansan / Monday, October 23, 1989
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Buffaloes vanquish 'Hawks
Solid offense offers no help for KU
Tony Sands breaks the tackle of Gary Howe and the pursuit of Greg Blekert during the Jayhawks' game against Colorado.
By Gene King Kansan sportswriter
BOULDER, Colo. — Kansas dug its own hole against Colorado in Saturday's 49-17 loss.
The Jayhawks turned the ball over four times against the country's third-ranked team.
But not all was dismal for the Jayhawks as they fell to 2-5 overall and 0-3 in the Big Eight Conference.
"The position we're at, you can't make mistakes against a team you're equal with, let alone a Colo- man," he said. "Kansas coach Glen Mason said.
"On the positive side," Mason said,
"We had a lot of kids play hard.
"They played their tails off and never gave up, and I'm proud of them."
In the first half, Kansas led in almost all aspects of the game, including
Kansas also controlled the ball longer than the Buffaloes. The Jayhawk offense held the ball for more than 18 minutes of the 30-minute half.
"We needed about 38 minutes," said the coach. "They're a five team football team."
The Jayhawks had six more first downs and out-passed Colorado by more than 100 yards.
On the Jayhawks' first three possessions in the game, they were n Colorado territory and didn't score.
Losing 7-0 in the second quarter,
Kansas started its third possession
on its own 28. The Jahyhaws drove to the 3, where quarterback Kelly Donohoe threw his second of two interceptions.
The pass, intended for wide
drayton, Drayton, was picked
off in the end zone.
Donohoe was looking for tight end John Baker, but Baker was covered. He noticed Drayton in the corner of
the end zone. But he too was covered, so Donohoe tried to throw the ball away.
"We should have scored down there," Donohoe said. "I tried to throw it out of the end zone, and I got hit. I dddn't even know that it was picked off.
"But I would just as soon throw an honest interception than have something like that happen with us on the 3. It is so much more frustrating when you try and throw the ball away and get picked like that."
Mason said he wished Donohoe could hold his little harder to the hall hawk.
The Jayhawks' only score of the first half came on place-kicker Brad Fleeman's 42-yard field goal with no time remaining.
Mason said. "But, if you are going to throw the ball away, make sure you're going to throw it up into row 15."
See BUFFALOES, p. 10
"If we get down there close enough to even see that goal line, we have got to do it."
Final inning produces victory for Jayhawks
By a Kansan reporter
The Kansas baseball team closed out its fall season with an exciting come-front-behind 8-7 victory against Iowa. Western Community College yesterday at Hoglund-Maupin Stadium.
Kansas trailed 7-2 in the second game of the doubleheader before coming up with six runs in its final at-bat, giving both Kansas squads 10-0 records for the fall. The Jayhawks won the first game 5-2.
The Jayhawks scored the six runs despite collecting just three hits in
Coach Dave Bingham didn't know the last time Kansas had gone undefeated in the fall, but he knew they were coming over seasons since he came to Kansas.
the inning. Kansas was aided in the comeback with five walks and a hit batter in the inning.
"We didn't play well today. In fact, we played badly," Bingham said. "We were fortunate to come back. This was our worst game all fall."
Harris Chandler's bases-loaded single drove in Mark Hummel, capping the comeback.
"I told him that with the score 7-8, their lefthander would probably go after him," Bingham said. "I told him to get up close to the plate and if the lefthander came inside, look to hit."
Chandler's game-winning hit came after Kent Mahon was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded, tying the game.
Mike Bard, Englewood, Co., junior, slides into first base during the bottom of the first inning.
Offense troubles KU game
By Paula Parrish
Kansan sportswriter
BOULDER, Colo. — Kansas' offense again displayed on Saturday its consistent ability to take a good start and throw it away.
"We killed ourselves on a couple of plays, like the interceptions and fumbles," tailback Tony Sands said.
Kansas' chances against third-ranked Colorado dwindled rapidly in the first half after a 69-yard first possession drive. Although the drive did not end in a score, it had foreshadow an aggressive, tough Jayhawk offense.
"I don't think they really expected as good of a team as probably what we were, especially in the first half" quarterback Kelly Dohnohe said.
But Kansas fell apart after that, turning over the ball three times in the first half, allowing the Buffaloes to leap ahead 21-3 by the half.
"We had a chance, really, to go into the half 14-10." Kansas coach Glen Mason said. "We'd have played a team that it was hard to beat," he added. We made to many mistakes."
Dohonho threw three intersections in the half, giving Colorado the edge. He completed 16 of 27 attempts in the game for a total of 171 yards and was sacked three times for a loss of 20 yards.
"I think the score have been a lot closer if we hadn't made some mistakes in the first half," Donohoe said.
Tailback Frank Hatchell was responsible for the final turnover of the half, fumbling the ball at the bottom. Hatchell scored Colorado to score four plays later.
Kansas was able to produce just three points before halftime.
See CHANCES, p. 10
Although the score stood at 21-3.
KC ambush leaves Cowboys in dust
The Associated Press
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A team record 33 carries and Christian Okoye is still looking to hit his stride. What about 40?
"I did it in college," the big Kansas City fullback said.
Okoye gained 170 yards and scored twice against the NFL's worst rushing defense as the Chiefs beat Dallas 35-28 yesterday and handed the Cowboys their seventh straight loss.
"I don't think I'm in peak form," said Okoye. "I'm still learning. Nobody can stop learning the game of football."
The Chiefs, 3-4, make no attempt to disguise the fact that Okoye is going to get the ball, but it doesn't seem to matter to the AFC's leading rusher at 709 vards.
"I come back to the huddle, I look at the guys and I can tell they're all fired up." Okoye said.
As judges watch, diver Mike Martz, Leawood sophomore, defies gravity for a few seconds.
Jayhawks swim into the season
Tomas Starnardter/KANSAN
By Andres Caveller Kansan sportswriter
Kansas swimming coach Gary Kempf was pleased with Friday's intersquade meet and thought the swimmers did what they were supposed to do.
The meet encouraged Kansas' freshmen swimmers and gave them more confidence for this weekend's Big Eight Invitational, sophomore Kelly Redden said.
"I'm as pleased as I could be right now." Kempf said. "I didn't see anything that I didn't expect to see. I'd rather much what we are able capable of."
"It excited everybody for the season" she said.
Kempf said the meet prepared the team for a good, solid competitive start.
He said the freshmen did well and that they were going to be successful.
In the women's races, freshman Aimee Bainne won the 50-yard freestyle and finished second to Kristen Roberts in the 100-yard freestyle.
"The 50-yard was all right."
Brainard said, "I know I can do better. In the 100, I swim like I was afraid. I can't do that anymore "
"We recruited them to be good," he said.
Junior Lauri Hill, who won the 200-yard freestyle, said that although she was intimidated in the 500, in which she finished second, she was happy going into the season.
Redden, who won the 500-yard freestyle, the 200-yard individual medley and the 25-yard "Fastest Jayhawk" sprint, said she was pleased with her time in the 500, compared to her slower times last year.
"I still have a long way to go," said Hill, who transferred from New Mexico State.
Freshman Suzanne Ryan, who won the 200-year breaststroke, said that the victory was a good start for the season, but that most of it came from technical points, which came from practicing.
Junior Gina Brown, who finished second to Hill in the 200 freestyle, said she wasn't surprised because she and Hill had trained together during the summer. She said their times were usually similar.
In diving, junior Kelley Kauzlarich won both the one- and three-meter dives.
In the men's races, junior John
Easton won the 100- and 200-yard freestyle. He said that his times were not exceptionally fast, but that they were OK this early in the season.
Easton said that other fast swimmers in the fast events, 100- and 200-yard freestyles, were junior All-American Jeff Stout, and freshmen Tim Corzine and Trov Reynolds.
"This year I wanted to be one of the three top freestylers," he said.
Stout won the 200-yard backstroke and the 25-yard freestyle "Fastest Jayhawk" sprint.
Tennis player ranks in top 8 at tourney
Kansan sportswriter
By Andres Caveller
Kansas tennis player John Falbo reached the quarterfinals of the Volvo Tennis/Collegiate Series on Friday, the first of four major collegiate tennis events of the year.
Falbo, a junior, was defeated in the quarterfinals of the 32-singles main draw by Jonathan Stark of Stanford 6-2, 6-4.
"This makes him one of the top eight players in the country," said Scott Perelman, director of tennis.
Junior Jeff Gross was defeated in the first round by Al Parker of Georgia 6-3, 6-1, the eventual winner of the tournament, which was played at the University of Georgia in Athens.
In the second round, Falbo defeated Mark Mance of Duke, 6-3, 6-4. Perelman said Falbo played solidly and beat Mance convincingly.
Falbo, who last year lost in the first round, said he had matured mentally.
"I try to work mentally and physically every day and I feel it's paying off." he said.
In the first-round match played on Thursday, Falbo defeated Joby Folev of West Virginia. 6-3, 7-6.
Falbo, ranked 15th in the pressweek poll, said he was a little disappointed in the last match because he felt he was one of two or three people who
He said that in a tournament such as the Volvo, where there were the top 32 players in the country, every match was tough.
could have won the tournament.
"This reinforces that I'm one of the best players in the country," Falbo said.
"I didn't play the last match as well as I could have and the other guy played very well. But I still did the best on that game."
Falbo said Stark beat him because he was more aggressive, but he did not like losing that way because aggressiveness was one of the things he worked on the most.
Perelman said Falbo did not serve or return well in the final match.
"I think he gave too much respect to the other guy," he said.
However, Falbo said that such a high finish gave him more motivation to work harder and to keep improving every day.
Gross, who last year lost in the first round of the main qualifier, was selected this year to play in the 32-singles men or final, draw.
"It was great experience for him," Perelman said. "This proves he can definitely play at level."
Sophomore Rafael Rangel, who played last week in the main qualifying tournament, was defeated in the second game of Skjefslet of Georgia Tech. 9-1, 6-2.
Perealm said Rangel couldn't perform to the best of his abilities because he had gotten sick after a moment two weeks ago in Wichita.
In the doubles, Rangel and Falbo played together for the first time, losing to Stephane Simian and David Hopper of South Carolina, 6-4, 6-2.