computer & network condition Page 16 University Daily Kansan, February 12, 1982 Sports Center next superstar Claxton leads Kansas By GINO STRIPPOLI Associate Sports Editor Superstar. This word is the most overused word in the sports world. It used to mean those athletes who dominated the games they played and who led their teams to many victories. Lynette Woodard was a superstar when she played at Kansas. She dominated women's golf. But Woodward left Kansas, and the Jayhawks were supposed to fall to pieces in her absence. THE JAYHAWKS haven't done this, and the main reason for this is Tracy Claxton, the person who looms as the next superstar in women's basketball. "Everything she does she does well. "Tracy is the type of player that doesn't care if she's in the limelight," Coach Marian Washington said. "She is just content on contributing to the team. Even with Woodard and All-Region 6 player Shebra Legrant playing, Claxton led the Jahyhats in rebounding her freshman year with 316 rebounds for an 11.6 average. She also was third on the team in scoring, averaging 14.1 points a game. She started all 31 games for the Jahyhats, and led the team in rebounding in 22 of them. "WHEN I visited Kansas, I liked the coach and I liked the school," Claxton said. "But one thing I thought was that I could help them rebounding, and I tried to do that." The present season has only added to Claxton's success while at KU. Claxton, who played for Wilbur Cross High School in New Haven,Conn., and was a Parade Prep All-American, started the season off with a remarkable 36-point, 28-rebound performance against Pacific Christian. "She has always been a good rebounder," Washington said, "but this year, her scoring has gotten better." CLAXTON HAS BEEN KU'S most consistent player throughout the season. She has led her team to victory in 2014 and 2015. led the Jayhawks in rebounding in all 25. She has or more points twice and 20 or more points 10 times. 'I can still improve on my offense,' Clarton said. 'I need to work on posting in the middle and getting good position. This will also help my rebounding.' "My personal goals right now are to lead the nation in rebounding, and in two more years, to bring back our youth." Claxton, who already has matched her total of 361 rebounds from last year with five games remaining, is close to her first goal of leading the nation in rebounding. Her average of 14.4 rebounds a game puts her in second place in the NBA’s top league. She is 80 behind Valerie Still of Kentucky. ONE MIGHT think that complicancy would sink in to Claxton's outlook, but Washington said "Every year, Tracy can target something else to do to improve her game," Washington said. "She has proven she can rebound and her offense can go around, but many people ignore her quickness." The thing that would show off Claxton's quickness would be to move her outside, and that is something that Washington has wanted to do all season. But lack of depth in the middle has canceled all of Washington's plans for this season. ___ "How we use Tracy next year depends a lot on what our recruiting does this year," Washington said. "If we can move her out and have her facing the basket, it will make a lot of dif- ALTHOUGH CLAXTON looks forward to her future at Kansas and the possible change to an outside position, she said that she thought there was no need to look forward to next year. She said that although the Jawhayas had gone through a rough period, they were ready to come back. It may be too late to salvage this season, but the future looks bright. And the future of Kansas will continue to be bright as long as the air is warm and dry in recent years. New Haven, Conn, number 15, Tracy Claxton." Tracy Claxton, KU's All-American candidate, goes up for two points against Oklahoma. Claxton leads the Javahays in searing and rebounding. Jayhawks attempt to extend streak By GINO STRIPPOLI Associate Sports Editor The women's basketball team will attempt to extend their winning streak to three games when they play the Northwestern Oklahoma State University Rangers tonight in Allen Field House. "WE NEEDED the week off and enjoyed it," washington said. "I went to bed early, I hope I could and play well." The 14-11 Jayhawks, who have won two in a row after losing five straight, will be playing for the first time since they played in Kemper Arena last Friday against the National College of Education. Coach Marian Washington said that she thought the rest did the team some good. For the Jayhawks to continue their winning streak, they must continue to get good play from their one-two punch of Tracy Claxton and Angie Snider. Claxton leads the Jayhawks in scoring and rebounding, averaging 13.2 points and 14.4 rebounds, as well as 12.6 points a game and leads the team in assists with 15. "They do not have a strong inside game, so that should help us," Washington said. The Rangers are led by Jan McCully and Kayla Landreth. The 6-foot McCuly leads the Rangers in scoring with 13.9 points a game and averages 5.5 rebounds a game. Landreth, a 5-9 freshman, is second with an 11.5 average and leads the team in rebounding with 9.2 a game. The rest of their lineup consists of Debbie Holmes, Robin Taylor and Jan Schefeler. "THEY ARE A fine outside shooting team," Washington said. "They're not afraid to shoot the long shot, so we have to keep pressure on them. "On defense, they'll switch a lot, but they will probably play mostly zone to try to shut off their computer." Despite the Jayhawks' poor playing during January, Washington said that she felt the team still had a chance for post-season play. Claxton agreed with her coach. "We still have a chance," Claxton said. "But starting tomorrow, we have to win them all." Scoreboard Basketball NBA STANDINGS Eastern Conference Atlantic Division Team W W L Pct. GB Boston 34 12 1.00 Philadelphia 24 14 788 ½ Washington 24 24 560 10½ New Jersey 24 24 560 10½ New York 23 27 460 9½ Western Conference Midwest Division Milwaukee ... 34 | 14 | 708 Detroit ... 22 | 18 | 400 Atlanta ... 25 | 19 | 14 Indiana ... 20 | 29 | 608 Chicago ... 19 | 10 | 688 Cleveland ... 18 | 11 | 225 Seattle 34 14 708 4% Los Angeles 34 12 694 4% Toronto 31 21 274 6% Golden State 26 21 553 7% Phoenix 21 21 348 7% Philadelphia 14 34 292 7% San Antonio Houston Denver Ulah Kansas City Dallas 30 17 638 28 22 54 28 22 41% 16 31 340 16 31 14% 14 33 298 YESTERDAY Y RESULTS New York 120, Cleveland State 17 Detroit 123, Cleveland 113 Houston 124, Houston 114 Houston 17, Seattle 100 Team W L 1 Pct. GB Missouri 9 1 1.00 Kansas State 6 2 14% Nebraska 5 4 556 % Oklahoma State 5 4 556 % Oklahoma State 5 4 556 % Kansas 3 6 333 % Iowa State 3 8 25 % Colorado 3 8 250 % Note: Number in parentheses indicates UPI rank North Carolina (16), Maryland rank 56 West Virginia (13), Kansas rank 50 Tennessee (17), Georgia state 67 Wisconsin (17), Michigan state 67 Baylor省 66, Arkansas (10), 55, MT Baylor省 66, Arkansas (10), 55, MT San Francisco (10), 77, St. Mary's 78 France省 (10), 44, Long Beach state 45 Massachusetts (10), 44, Long Beach state 45 Hockey Team W L L 3 T G FG 194 Pts. NY Islanders 35 13 16 62 74 178 马里兰州 35 13 16 62 74 178 NY Rangers 25 11 9 203 215 51 Pittsburgh 25 11 9 203 215 51 印地安纳荷斯 21 17 9 213 214 59 NHL STANDINGS Wales Conference Patrick Division Montreal 22 11 17 12 260 160 190 Boston 32 17 17 7 228 170 71 Buffalo 30 10 14 10 254 123 64 Washington 27 20 10 20 184 232 64 Hartford 26 14 14 14 185 264 46 Campbell Conference Minnesota 22 18 16 16 236 204 64 St. Louis 25 18 16 5 236 294 55 Detroit 28 16 11 11 231 265 Chicago 20 27 10 13 247 264 45 Toronto 16 28 13 13 287 264 50 Baltimore 10 26 13 13 287 264 50 Edinburgh 25 13 10 13 313 227 50 Calgary 25 13 13 13 228 241 53 Vancouver 19 10 12 12 198 268 50 Los Angeles 19 20 12 12 198 268 50 Houston 19 20 12 12 198 268 50 Philadelphia 6, Buffalo 4 Miami 10, Chicago 7 Montreal 4, Pittsburgh 2 Boston 4, Minnesota 5 Washington 5, Calgary 2 Washington 5, Calary 2 Soccer MISL STANDINGS Eastern Division Team W L W Pct. GB Pittsburgh 16 5 16 327 Baltimore 16 6 172 474 New York 14 6 227 4 Buffalo 11 12 478 6 Cleveland 8 11 381 4 Philadelphia 8 6 304 10 New Jersey 15 15 250 10% Aikens wins arbitration, gets pay hike St. Louis 20 3 870 Wichita 13 11 854 9% Dearer 10 11 768 9% Memphis 10 14 417 10% Phoenix 10 14 417 10% Kentucky 6 18 128 10% YESTERDAY'S RESULTS Pittsburgh 5. New Jersey 2 Former All-Star second baseman Cookie Rojas won $80,000 in 1974, but an arbitration committee then ruled in favor of the club's $7,500 offer. KANSAS CITY, Mo.-First baseman Willie Alkens, the second player to take the Kansas City Royals to arbitration, has been awarded a one-earn contract for $350,000. Arbitrator Thomas Roberts sided Wednesday with Alkens after a four-hour hearing Tuesday morning in Los Angeles. The Royals had offered Alkens $250,000. Royals reliever Dan Quisenberry was scheduled to present his case yesterday in a hearing before arbitrator Joseph Gentle in洛杉矶. The arbitration hearing is scheduled for next Tuesday. By United Press International Ron Shapiro, Alken's agent, said the case was largely based on comparisons with other The rankings cited by Shapiro are contained in a study compiled by the Elias Sports Bureau after the 1981 season. He said he didn't intend to use the study as evidence, but that he did so after the club used the study to compare Aikens with other players. Akens, 27, hit 266 last season with 17 home games and 85 batted in. He earned an estimated $150,000. "Willie is ranked third in home runs for first basemen," Shapiro said, "and third in RBIs." KU faces Nebraska in crucial game By RON HAGGSTROM Sports Editor The Kansas Jayhawks will try to snap a three-game losing streak tomorrow when they meet in Houston. Tipoff is at 7:35 p.m. in Allen Field House. The Jayhawks are 3-6 in the Big Eight Conference and 12-4 overall. The Cornshuckers, 5-4 in the conference and 13-8 overall, enter the game with a two-game winning streak. THE JAYHAWKS are coming off losses at Iowa State and Oklahoma State, and a recent home loss to Missouri. On the other hand, Nebraska handed Missouri its only loss of the season in Columbia, and then defeated Oklahoma State. "His upset at Missouri was a great thing for them," Coach Ted Owens said. "To go down there and on the number-one team (now named on their floor is quite an accomplishment)." "Nebraska has always given us trouble, and this year's first game was no exception." Isn't that the truth. When the two teams met earlier in Lincoln, Neb., the Cornhoppers blew out the Jayhawks 75-6. who are averaging 17.2 and 15.8 points per game respectively, combined on only 8 of 30 shots In the earlier contest, Nebraska benefited from cold shooting by the Jayhawks and raced to The Jayhawks, who could never get closer than the points in the second half, shot a dismal 34 percent. Since that time, Guy and Magley have showed signs of getting their rhythm back. CO-CAPTAINS Tony Guy and David Magley, Gs of getting the jayhawks were led by Kelly Knight's 13 Tony Guy points in that game. However, Knight has been suffering from a deep thigh bruise and a sprained ankle and is still doubtful for tomorrow night's game. Knight's replacement, Brian Martin, has filled in adequately since beint called on to start. Against Missouri Tuesday night, Martin outplayed All-American candidate Steve Stipanovich. Martin outscored Stipanovich 6-4 and outbounded him 8-7. IN NEBRASKA'S upset victory over the Kansas State Wildcats, the Cornhuskers were led by Jack Moore, 5-foot-9 senior, who scored 25 points. moore went 15 of 15 from the free throw line and is within 10 free throws of the Big Eight "This will be a crucial game for us, as they all are at this point of the season." The two new recruits are Ron Sample, 5-10, 170-pound defensive back from Tonganoxie, and Mike Sorensen, a 6-4, 230-pound lineman from Cameron, Mo. JAHYAWK NOTES: Kansas signed two more football recruits yesterday, bringing to 33 the total number of prospects committed to Kansas. Each school is allowed 30 scholarships by the NCAA. Two of the 33 prospects are junior college transfers, which do not count toward the 30-player limit, and two will not receive scholarships. Javhawk swim team meets Cornhuskers Sports Writer By MIKE ARDIS The Kansas men's swim team faces a tough weekend when they travel to Nebraska tomorrow to go against defending Big Eight champion Nebraska. "I LOOK for us to swim real well. We're starting to take shine." "Our weaknesses are their strengths and their weaknesses are our strengths." Coach Gary Kubrisky said. Kansas faced Nebraska in January in an invitational meet and finished fifth, while Nebraska took first. In winning the meet, Nebraska took the first four places in diving to help with their sprint strengths. KU only has one diver, Mark Murphy. To offset this disadvantage, Kemp said the layhawks would have to come through with their disadvantage. KANAS IS 1-2 in dual meets in the Big Eight, with a victory over Oklahoma, and losses to Iowa State and Missouri. Last year, the Jayhawks defeated Nebraska, 68-45. "It's difficult to offset relay, sprint and dive strengths but we're going into the pool with the team." "If Nebraska wins this dual meet, it will be the first time they have beaten everyone in the Big Eight in duals," Kempt said. "There's no pressure on us. I look for everyone to swim." While the men's team does not have any national qualifying times, and the women's team has both individual and relay qualifying times, Kempf said he wasn't worried. etc. Intramurals Basketball Greek Men BcxB YESTERDAY'S RESULTS Rec. A Sauce Kings 46, AKL Schmoes 37 Pi Kappa Phi 41, The Eight Balls 18 Independent Men Navy ROTC 2, Miller High Life 0 Sam's Smaag 42es of the Tortoisesr 30 TOMA mann etc. 10, Have-Note 28 TOMA mann etc. 10, Have-Note 28 Cisomma 13, Doorman 25 Must Mistulis 29, Transformers 32 Scorpioe 32, Lumberjack Bey-51, The Mentors 16 Skewered Dibbles 58, Skimax 19 Hoopsers 4 Beta Vestians 27 Beta Vestians 36 Cowhands 44, C.B. 21 Hobartz 7 The Tool 40 Maturals 14 Matrics 37 The Matrics 38 Phi Plu LB's 25 Must Packing C.5 Sigma Nu #25 Must Packing C.5 Sigma Nu #25 9 Independent Men SKYHawks 34, The Magnetebes Sonics 28, Vicious Valumps 10 Rec.A Women Coneless Wonders 30, Blisters I 13 Cornetts 27, Sellards 22 Somnify 38, The Disease 32 Echolga 2, Chicken Chokers 0 Shooting Stars 38, Kenny's Kids 32 Wet Tops 43, Face Job 34 "You still get a lot more women's qualifying times without the taper," he said. "It's been traditionally that way. A lot of the men's time will drop drastically after the shave and taper." One of those will probably be Ron Neugen. Neugent has already set a Big Eight record in the 1,000 freestyle this year, yet it was 20 seconds slower than his best time. The women's team is spending their time preparing for the Big Eight Championships Feb. 25-27. The women have cut down the yardage and distance they are swimming. "We're into our final phase." Kernp said. "You don't have to do much in the final two weeks." The women will be idle again next week, while the men face Southern Illinois at home. Dawkins signs contract By United Press International PHILADLPHIA-Darryl Dawkins, who hasn't quite reached the level of greatness predicted for him in the NBA,早晚 signed a deal to play in the Philadelphia 76ers and vowed to improve his game. Team owner Harold Katz refused to disclose details of the contract but said the pact, which goes into effect next season, would make them “financially secure for the rest of his life.” Dawkins' NBA career has been noted for a pair of shattered backboards but his play has been a disappointment to many. In nearly seven seasons, his scoring and rebounding averages are 11.3 and 6.2 respectively. The figures for this season are 12.3 points and 7.5 rebounds.