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University Daily Kansan, December 2, 1981
KU to face Creighton tonight
By GINO STRIPPOLI Sports Writer
The KU women's basketball team, coming off a 31-point loss to top-tier Louisiana Tech, will try to get back on the winning track when they travel to Omaha, Neb., to play the Creighton Blue Jays tonight at 7:30.
The Jayhawks, who placed second at the Queens' Classic during Thanksgiving break, face a very young team in Creighton. Creighton, which had two of its top players leave the team this year, has only one letterman. Joining the lettermen are students, joining them and two transfer students.
Bruce Rasmussen, Blue Jays' head coach, said, "We're obviously a young team, but we have shown some improvement since we've started. The main thing we have to worry ourselves with is not what the other teams can do, but what we have to do to become a winning team."
Against the Jayhawks, Creighton must play a team that not only has more size than it does, but also more depth. The team must take advantage of the young Blue Jays, who lost their only game this season against Iowa State.
"We're real familiar with KU's program so we won't be too surprised by anything they do." Rasmussen said. "The main thing we are working on right now is to get more of our younger players into the flow of the games."
IT WILL BE TOUG for Creighton to get into the flow of things if the Jayhawks have their say in the matter. The University of Kansas goes into this game looking for someone to take out the frustrations of a 31-point loss on. In that game, they were held to the lowest point output in KU's history.
Marian Washington, KU's head coach, said. "This past weekend was a learning experience. Although we were beaten pretty bad, we showed that we have come a long way since the trip to Arkansas."
At the Queens' Classic, KU was once again led by its sophomore team, Tracy Claxton. Claxton averaged 16.6 points a game in his third year of selection to the All-Tournament team.
"Tracy has been playing real well for us," Washington said. "She's a young player, but she is starting to feel the same pressure that Lynette did when she was here. She realizes she has to go out and give 150 percent every game."
IN ALL, the inside game of the
Jayhawk was definitely their strong point. Leonora Taylor had the best game of her KU career, and Shyra Hidden, inserted into the starting lineup against Oregon State, helped take the rebounding load off of Caxton.
"We went down to Texas and finished second in a tournament against some of the best teams in the nation," Washington said. "We were beaten by Tech, which is by far the best team in the nation at this time of the season."
AFTER THE tournament, the Jayhawks had even more problems. They were fogged in at the Lubbuck airport and were forced to spend an extra day in Texas. They did not arrive home until Monday night and were back on the road again at 1:30 yesterday afternoon.
"The delay helped us because I got the chance to talk to each of the individuals." Washington said. "They realized that they were playing on a super team and knew that we have a lot of work to do."
If KU thought that Louisiana Tech was on another level, they then have some idea of how the Blue Jays feel before their game against KU.
Rasmussen said, "They do everything well and have one of the
best programs in the state. They're on a different level than we are."
The Jayhawks have received some bad news, though. Vickie Adkins, freshman, will miss the entire season with a torn ligament in her knee. The injury, which occurred in proseason practice, should heal in time and Adkins is expected back in good shape for next season.
KU will return home on Saturday to play the University of Detroit. The game will be played at 5:30 p.m. with Michigan State against Michigan State following
Another surprise was that Holden did not make the trip to Creighton, Holden, who started two of the three tour buses and traveled home along with Rhonda Spears.
JYAHAWK NOTES: Lyncey Woodard, former KU women's basketball star, was selected as a winter-spring nominee for the NCAA Today's Top Five Award. Each team had athletic ability, leadership and academic achievement among other things. Woodard and Denise Curry, two of the five finalists, were the first women nominated for the award. After the fall sport nominees will be named. The winner is expected to be named the next two weeks.
Kings defeat Rockets, 106-104
By United Press International
HOUSTON, Twins-Cill-Fair Robinson tossed in 24 touchies and Phil Ford added 22 to lead the Kansas City Kings to a win over the Houston Rockets last night.
Ford hit for 19 points in the second half while Robin scored five crucial points in the last three minutes to improve Kansas City's city record to 5-10.
Houston's Moses Malone, limited to four points in the final period, led all scorers with 34.
The loss was the sixth straight for Houston, dropping the Rockets to 6-12 in the Midwest Division.
in the Midwest State. The Kings opened a 62-58 first-half lead behind Steve Johnson.
The Kings host the Portland Trail Blazers tonight at Kemper Arena. Tioff is 7:35.
Darnell Valentine to this area.
Valentine, a former Kansas guard,
plays for the Blazers.
ipon is at 1:00
The game will mark the return of
YESTERDAY'S RESULTS
Kansas City 62, Houston 104, Houston 194
Atlanta 83, Chicago 56, San Antonio 105, Washington 98
Philadelphia 107, Atlanta 98
Milwaukee 118, Cleveland 110
Boston 112, Portland 121, Denver 113
Phoenix 117, San Diego 94
Los Angeles 116, Miami 97
Portland 07
Men's team to host swim meet
The Kansas men's swim team will face Drury College today at 3:30 in Robinson Natatorium in the last meet of the semester.
Dryrun won the NAIA national swimming championship last year and KU head swimming coach Gary Kempf said today's meet could be close
"In the sprints I expect a good meet," he said. "In short events they are a very good team. In longer events we can't get through it all trouble. We can't overlook them."
Kempf said he expected quicker times from the Jayhawks.
"The swimmers must push themselves," he said. "Our workload might not get the quick times, but I expect them to expect a little more of themselves. You can always expect more of yourself."
Kempf he considered the meet important for the team. In the men's last meet, they were defeated by Iowa State. 73-40.
"We're going to have to watch it or
g knocked off," he said. "If we let them in the first couple of events they will be in the meet. I don't view any meet as a cup-up meet."
Kempf said one of the bright spots this year had been the team's work.
"The work has been real good," he said. "The attitude of both teams working together has been good."
Hockey
Kempf also said he planned to add more divers to the men's team next year
etc
Mark Murphy is the lone men's diver this year.
YESTERDAY 4 RESULTS
National Heckey League
Montreal 3, Edmonton 1
Dallas 2, Wichita 1
St. Louis 7, Detroit 5
Shockers resolve seating dilemma
WICHITA - A squabble over the fire safety at Wichita State's Henry Levitt Arena—which could have reduced the school's basketball seating by 585—was resolved yesterday with a plan to remodel one door.
By United Press International
Jim Sparr, Wichita fire chief, warned Wichita State Nov. 13 that arena seating, currently at 10,666, would have to be cut to 10,110 before next year's basketball season because the current fire exits were inadequate. That would mean an additional $386,584 Webber, Wichita State sports information director, said.
"All in all, it would have been a very substantial revenue loss."
Rimington wins Outland Trophy
By United Press International
LINCOLN, Neb. — Nebraska center Dave Rimington admitted yesterday he was "shocked" upon learning he was only the third junior ever to win the Outland Trophy as interior inter lineman in college football.
"I'm kind of surprised," said the 6-foot-2, 285-pounder from Omaha. "I didn't expect myself to win. I figured were those seniors who were more deserving of it. I'm just very happy with it."
At a news conference yesterday just 45 minutes after being informed he had won, Rimington said he never had to watch the trophy, "because I only a junior."
The other juniors to win the trophy were Ross Browner of Notre Dame in 1979 and Zeke Notch of Auburn in 1968.
"I woke up this morning and I never expected anything like this to happen," he said. "I was surprised, I'm surprised. I'm been a surprise, I'm still shocked."
"The (Nebraska coaches) said neither one of them won it again, so maybe it's a bad omen," Rimington said.
Rimington, who last week became the first lineman to be named UPI's
Offensive Big Eight Player of the Year, is only the second center to win the Outland Trophy, awarded by the Football Writers Association of America. Jim Richter, a center at Carolina State, won the honor in 1979.
Rimington said he was aware of a tradition of strong line play developed by the Cornhuskens who Larry Jacobson in 1971 and Rich O'Brien in 1980, and players from the same school to win the Outland Trophy consecutively.
Rinnington cited the Nebraska coaching staff and a weight training program that helped him establish a school-record 650-pound squat lift as the main reasons for winning the trophy.
Jacobson, who formerly played for the New York Giants and now lives in Lincoln, said Rimington's quickness and strength have been keys to the fourth-ranked Corpuskers' 9-2 record this season.
He said the weight training program had helped him gain 40 pounds since coming to Nebraska in college. At School, where he weighed 235 pounds
"He gets off the ball so extremely quick, it is hard for anyone to believe not offside." Jacobson said.
By United Press International
Sporting News names Silver Slugger winners
ST. LOUIS—Three members of the Philadelphia Phillies were among the Silver Slugger winners announced yesterday by the Sporting News.
The sporting weekly first baseman Pete Rose, second baseman Manny Trillo and third baseman Mike Schmidt were selected as the top of performers at their positions in a poll of major league managers and coaches.
Also named to the National League Silver Slugger team were catcher Gary Carter of Montreal, shortstop Dave Fielder and third baseman fielders Andre Dawson of Montreal,
Dusty Baker of Los Angeles and George Foster of Cincinnati.
The tightest race in the balloting was at pitcher, where Dodger rookie Fernando Valenzuela scored a one-vote win. The Carlton of Philadelphia, 21-20.
California was the only team to place two players on the American League team—second baseman Bobby Grich and shortstop Rick Burleson.
The AL sluggers included catcher Carlton Fisk of Chicago, first baseman Cecil Cooper of Milwaukee, third baseman Carney Lansford of Boston and designated hitter Al Oliver of Texas.
In the AL outfield, the winners were Rickey Henderson of Oakland, Dwight Evans of Boston and Davd Winfield of New York.
7:10 Ted Owens Pregame
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